I'm having a hard time =\ it took me a while just to get done with one valve. How have you other guys done it? I wanna get this over with already

 

I use surgical scissors to get them in, then the round end of two small paint brushes to maneuver them around, but some spring compressors give enough room to use your fingers.

 

dang, I can't fine any good spring compressors for this h22 =\

 

what kind of compressor do you have?

 

pen magnet

 

1 pair needle nose pliers.
2 .062" thk x ø.125" neodymium magnets
1 valve spring compressor
1 steady hand

 

sweet! i like that one!

 

coolness

 

Or you could use your fingers.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2143227

Thats pretty much what I did, with a little help of my magnetic friend in the pictures that I took.

 

Right now I'm borrowing the c shaped one form auto class =\ its not doing the job.. what kind of valve spring compressors do I need?

 

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How come your head doesn't look as deep as mine..

 

I just used my fingers too. Hold the retainer at an angle and just drop it in. I coated the inside of the keepers in petroleum jelly before dropping them in the retainers. Helps them seat on the valve stem when installing.

You do have the retainers in your hand and not in the engine when putting the keepers in right?

 

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umm... what? I don't understand the question given the context of the pic I posted and the topic of the thread.

please elaborate.

 

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umm... what? I don't understand the question given the context of the pic I posted and the topic of the thread.

please elaborate.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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what do you mean by that? i just got another valve in! woohoo! I'm ghetto fabbing this so I don't have much room to work with lol. I'll post up pics of what im using to compress later

 

Look at my ghetto spring compressor!

 

I would think doin it with the head sitting like it would on the block would make it a lot easier. Gravity will be on ur side and it'll keep you from dropping a few more f-bombs in the process

 

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my car

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There is also the zip-tie method:

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1881352

 

long tweezers and a dab of moly lube works for me...

 

If u have a friend that can help you out you can just use a box end of a wrench to compress the spring, then use tiny needle nose pliers to seat them in place. there's plenty of methods on here, give em a try and see which one works best for you.

 

haha im done. i used that ghetto set up. and woooow the zip tie one looks great! i gotta try that some day