Brst tool for removing valvesprings from pedestal heads???

I've used one of those lever tools that goes between the spring and
rocker stud

Use an old bolt to work with as you can booger up the threads

Be careful ... that air can push the slug down quickly
D O N' T leave a breaker bar on the hb
cause it can be thrown off if that happens

Sometimes if the locks won't release
You can kinda shock them to release by whacking a socket on top
or the spring with a hammer.

Good Luck

Grady

You'll need to use one of those that has a screw clamp on top and two arms to grab the coils on the springs. They're a major PITA, and you'll end up with some carpal (sp?) tunnel probably... I've always hated using that kind of compressor, but if the heads are on and you don't want to spring for new gaskets, I think that might be your best option.

On the other hand, could you make up a stud that you could screw into the rocker arm bolt hole and use one of those pivot-arm type of compressors? IDK if the small threads would handle the stress of that though.

Good luck with it, no matter what! :SNSign:
Scott

I'm not as fast as I need to be, Grady beat me to my second idea by 2 minutes! haha

divit250r said:

You'll need to use one of those that has a screw clamp on top and two arms to grab the coils on the springs. They're a major PITA, and you'll end up with some carpal (sp?) tunnel probably... I've always hated using that kind of compressor, but if the heads are on and you don't want to spring for new gaskets, I think that might be your best option.

On the other hand, could you make up a stud that you could screw into the rocker arm bolt hole and use one of those pivot-arm type of compressors? IDK if the small threads would handle the stress of that though.

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+1 on the screw clamp style.
I never liked or had luck with the pivot arm type of compressor.