Harbor Freight Valve spring tool: What's the verdict on its use?

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05-08-2018, 10:01 AM

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Harbor Freight Valve spring tool: What's the verdict on its use?

has anyone used this particular valve spring compressor tool from harbor freight? https://m.harborfreight.com/universa...not%20provided. I will use on B18A1 with Brian crower valves and Brian crower dual valve springs. Just wanting to know if it will fit/ work right for what I would use it on. Thanks!

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05-08-2018, 02:18 PM

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Looks like the HF site is down momentarily, but if it is the same one I am thinking of, it did not want to properly grasp the springs with the bottom clasps. I'd start torquing it down and it would slip off. Stock springs on D16Z6 though., I took that biotch back for a refund lol!

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05-08-2018, 02:40 PM

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I have the ValveMaster and it works pretty good.

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05-09-2018, 12:42 AM

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the lisle tool works great too

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05-09-2018, 02:22 AM

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re: Harbor Freight Valve spring tool: What's the verdict on its use?

That one from harbor freight is the same one I have, if you use zip ties on the top and bottom of the clamps it works decent, still not great.

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05-10-2018, 07:38 AM

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the lisle tool works great too

https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-36200-K...ve+keeper+tool

I owned this tool in the past and it worked fine. I couldn’t find what I did with it. So I made my own tool. I do not recommend this, nor am I liable if you use this method. I did this to remove bent valves. This is basically a caveman way of doing it. But it worked. I used a piece of pipe I found with a hole in the end that I inserted a flexible magnet through. (You need this hole so you don’t hit the part that connects to the magnet) and I just tapped it with the head of a big hammer. This was used on a Brian Crower dual valve spring, retainer, and valve.