cheap valve spring compressor

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cheap valve spring compressor

15 Feb 2007 13:02

Take a 3/4" rigid steel pipe and cut with a sawzall (carefully) the little jig in the attached picture. Then, any 5 or 6 inch c-clamp can push this down over the valve washer and you can pull out the split keepers through the "window". Vlave compressors cost way too much.

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Re: cheap valve spring compressor

15 Feb 2007 13:04

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oops, I'm still trying to get the hang of posting pictures.

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15 Feb 2007 13:19

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Interesting approach. . .

seems you can do the same thing with one of these

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15 Feb 2007 21:08

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I made my own too, theres a "how to" in the filebase. great to see another DIY guy

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