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Re: Changing valve springs without lifting head.... |
2014-01-29 19:15:00 <Hunt M> |
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What was the tool like that you used to compress the springs? I was
thinking of welding an old screw driver to a thick washer - but not sure if
that's the best way to do it?
On 28 January 2014 20:33, Tom <tah283@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yeah lower it down as much as you can. Fill er up with a decent amount of
> rope, i got > a meter of 8mm nylon rope in there. Dont feed the whole rope
> in though haha. Turn it till it seizes on the rope. But not so much to bend
> anything though lol.
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> Sent from my iPad
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> On 28/01/2014, at 7:26 pm, Hunt M <huntatwork@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Thanks for that.
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> So I'm guessing you lower the piston you're working on, add rope, bring
> piston back up as much as you can?
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> How close to bottle dead centre did you start feeding the rope in?
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> Yeah I imagine losing the keepers down the oil galleries would be a rather
> large pain in the *ahem*....
> On 28/01/2014 6:51 PM, "Tom Hill" <tah283@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I put a screwdriver in the spark plug whole of the cylinder that is in
>> the same position as the one I was working on. So you can get an idea on
>> what's going on.
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>> Make sure you get enough rope in there too. The valves need to be
>> restricted enough as to not move or else getting your springs compressed
>> back into place will be a pita.
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 28/01/2014, at 6:44 pm, Tom Hill <tah283@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Just did the stem seals on my 2j. Rope worked a treat. One cylinder at a
>> time. Feeding the rope in is a bit shit.
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>> Be careful not to scratch the bores for the buckets or they won't go back
>> in so easy.
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>> The collets fit down the oil drains so make sure you rag everything up.
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 28/01/2014, at 6:09 pm, Hunt M <huntatwork@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Hey all.
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>> While my diff is out and I'm waiting for parts to arrive, I thought I'd
>> put the set of heavier valve springs in that I have.
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>> Is the rope down the spark plug hole trick the best way to go about
>> keeping the valves seated without removing the head?
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>> I've heard bad things about using compressed air and if there's a slight
>> leak Etc the valve may fall down?
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>> Any tips or tricks to doing it?
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>> Cheers
>> Hunt
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