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| jockellis |
 Mar 2 2023, 05:32 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 24-April 11 From: Cumming, GA Member No.: 12,976 Region Association: South East States  |
Does anyone have a recommendation for a valve spring compressor or can those termed generic work on 914 heads. What works on 356 heads?
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| krazykonrad |
Mar 2 2023, 07:39 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,141 Joined: 21-February 06 From: Canton, GA Member No.: 5,610 |
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I'm just down the road from you in Canton. I'm also looking for a spring compressor myself. |
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| cgnj |
Mar 2 2023, 08:37 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 647 Joined: 6-March 03 From: Medford, NJ Member No.: 403 Region Association: None 
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I bought and used this one about 5 months ago. Less than $20. Used it once and put it with all my other rarely used tools.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074W8Q8X...=UTF8&psc=1 |
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| Shivers |
Mar 2 2023, 08:59 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2,840 Joined: 19-October 20 From: La Quinta, CA Member No.: 24,781 Region Association: Southern California |
You can get them off with a socket and a hammer. Who ever is doing your seats, guides and valve grind will reassemble
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| r_towle |
Mar 2 2023, 12:50 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,679 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YWFQBK1/ref=ss...0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
I have this one...in the drawer with all the rarely used tools. I will say that getting them off is not terribly hard, I rest the valve up on a piece of wood, and push down on the valve spring retainer cap with a customized piece of pipe...then flick the retainer out. I am heavy enough and strong enough to do it that way. Getting them back in....you need a tool. you have to compress the spring quite a bit to get the retainer back in there, square and lined up properly. The tool is worth having for that one job. |
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| 930cabman |
Mar 2 2023, 01:40 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,800 Joined: 12-November 20 From: Buffalo Member No.: 24,877 Region Association: North East States
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Removing the springs and valves is all good, but completing the removal/installation of new guides, grinding the seats, fitting new valves, etc is generally left to the shops who specialize in this work.
Here in Buffalo we had a very good machinist who completed this work at a fair $$, but he got old. |
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