Check this one out first! It is less than half the price, and does basically the same thing! I used it on my LS, and it worked like a charm...

if you arent gonna use it so often, why buy an expensive snap-on/Schuley one?

http://www.autopart.com/TOOLS/...5.htm

Alex

 

oh yeah, dont worry if they dont send you a confirmation e-mail. I thought I got ripped off at first, but called them and they provided great service.


P.S. I bought the honda/acura crank pulley holder from the too, it's like $25 or something, really cheap, works great!

 

i just used a regular valve spring compressor bought from like autozone for pennies on the dollar.

 

really? on the LS engine? I tried the one I had from Kragen and there was no way that it fit in the small areas around the valve spring...

 

Because if the snap on one breaks theyll replace it for free? I dont know......

Snap on tools are meant for pro mechanics, not backyard jobs.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by streetrage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">really? on the LS engine? I tried the one I had from Kragen and there was no way that it fit in the small areas around the valve spring...</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup.. used it on a LS head as a matter of fact. took maybe 5 minutes longer than doing ti with a different one.

 

but was the head in the car, or off?

 

so how exactly does this sucker work?. I need to do some cams and valvetrain on my B18C1 CRX.

 

you bolt in some "pillars" to each side of the head at each end of the camshafts. Then you slide a rod from one end to the other. From there you simply press down on the lever, which puts opposite pressure on the rod to press in the valve spring... It sounds complicated, but you only have to bolt and unbolt the pillars twice, as opposed to 16 times when you use those blue ebay valve spring compressors. if you look at the Snap On website, they show you their kit, which is the exact same thing as this cheaper alternative.

 

thanks, I'll check it out.

 

look nice.. do you send to europe ? because here, is difficult that i can to get a tools similars..(only for bussinesmans)

 

oh no, I dont sell them.. Im not even associated with the company. I just found a good deal and decided to share the word with everyone...

 

ah ok ,thank you

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by streetrage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you bolt in some "pillars" to each side of the head at each end of the camshafts. Then you slide a rod from one end to the other. From there you simply press down on the lever, which puts opposite pressure on the rod to press in the valve spring... It sounds complicated, but you only have to bolt and unbolt the pillars twice, as opposed to 16 times when you use those blue ebay valve spring compressors. if you look at the Snap On website, they show you their kit, which is the exact same thing as this cheaper alternative.</TD></TR></TABLE>

quick question, so these rods are bolted in place of the cams? then after the valve springs are done you unbolt them and put the cams in?

 

no, actually they sit higher up than the cams.... they are just rods so that you can pivot the valve spring handle down on...

 

the cams have to be out how else would the springs come out?, also how do you get the valve back up and hold it up when you put the new valve spring on?

I know about using a magnet to pull the valve back up but what holds it in place?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by APEX CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how do you get the valve back up and hold it up when you put the new valve spring on?

I know about using a magnet to pull the valve back up but what holds it in place?</TD></TR></TABLE>

You pressurize your cylinder with a leakdown tester. I bought the Snap-On one for $75 used, it looks identical to that one, it's got to be made by the same company.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by streetrage &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check this one out first! It is less than half the price, and does basically the same thing! I used it on my LS, and it worked like a charm...

if you arent gonna use it so often, why buy an expensive snap-on/Schuley one?

http://www.autopart.com/TOOLS/...5.htm

Alex </TD></TR></TABLE>

Will this work on my little ol' D16?

 

So you need a constant source of compressed air to use this tool?

 

well you basically need compressed air to change any valve springs with the head on the car...

Gim, it should work on the D-series, it is supposed to be universal... Im not sure though, you can probably call the company

 

Some people do it by dropping a length of rope into the cylinder through the spark plug hole, then pushing the wad of rope up against the valves with the piston to keep them in place.

 

I'm new this the forum but I've searched here for some info quite a bit. I came from the www.acuralegend.org forums (same username.)

I'm trying to assemble a C35A hybrid motor. That's using the 3.5RL (C35A) motor with the C32A5 Legend top end (the "Type II" Legend 230hp 3.2L has a more aggressive camshaft and stiffer valve springs.) Combined with the C35 bottom end it gives you much more torque and a much more reliable motor than the regular C32A5.

I've been trying to get the springs on here with the Lisle "push-on" tool, with the heads on the engine, but I have not had any luck. I've tried rope in the cylinder, bringing up the piston to TDC, blocking the flywheel but no matter what I can't get the keepers to grab the valve stem grooves.

I've searched EVERYWHERE in town for a type of valve spring compressor that will bolt to the rocker arm bolts like the one in this thread. Does anybody have one they could loan or perhaps recommend another tool? I'm trying to avoid pulling heads because the motor only has like 50k miles on it and I really don't have the money to buy a set of headgaskets AND another valve compressor tool (none of the places up where I live carry any to buy or rent, well, other than those big ones "over-the-top" ones that only work on big pushrod V8's.) Any help would be greatly appreciated.