Valve spring compressor tools?
08-14-2017, 09:00 AM
#2
Which more expensive one?
Ease of use and not having to use a grinder to clearance the tool would be the advantage for the one that bolts into the valve cover bolts.
Honestly, the compressor that looks like a garden hose wheel isn't that bad if you clearance it enough and get the rhythm down. (Use a socket and hammer to pop the retainers out, bring everything over to the bench, assemble valve/retainer, stick the keepers to the retainer with some grease, carry over to car, drop in, uncompress while making sure the keepers catch the valve stem.
Ease of use and not having to use a grinder to clearance the tool would be the advantage for the one that bolts into the valve cover bolts.
Honestly, the compressor that looks like a garden hose wheel isn't that bad if you clearance it enough and get the rhythm down. (Use a socket and hammer to pop the retainers out, bring everything over to the bench, assemble valve/retainer, stick the keepers to the retainer with some grease, carry over to car, drop in, uncompress while making sure the keepers catch the valve stem.
08-14-2017, 09:42 AM
#3
Which more expensive one?
Ease of use and not having to use a grinder to clearance the tool would be the advantage for the one that bolts into the valve cover bolts.
Honestly, the compressor that looks like a garden hose wheel isn't that bad if you clearance it enough and get the rhythm down. (Use a socket and hammer to pop the retainers out, bring everything over to the bench, assemble valve/retainer, stick the keepers to the retainer with some grease, carry over to car, drop in, uncompress while making sure the keepers catch the valve stem.
Ease of use and not having to use a grinder to clearance the tool would be the advantage for the one that bolts into the valve cover bolts.
Honestly, the compressor that looks like a garden hose wheel isn't that bad if you clearance it enough and get the rhythm down. (Use a socket and hammer to pop the retainers out, bring everything over to the bench, assemble valve/retainer, stick the keepers to the retainer with some grease, carry over to car, drop in, uncompress while making sure the keepers catch the valve stem.
08-14-2017, 03:33 PM
#4
Bolts on the side one 100x, if you want simple and effective, that's the way. Just keep a strong magnet handy as you pull them. The hammer tool works fine to remove them all and to install the intake ones quite well. It's absolutely garbage for installing the exhaust retainers. Had to compress the springs with zip ties to get the hammer tool work on the exhaust retainers, complete pita. So much so that I ended up ordering the bolt on one.
But now that I have both I can do a retainer swap in an 2 hours total time from pulling the valve cover to bolting it all back up, with a valve adjustment included. As I don't like marring the sides of the rearmost cam caps by forcing the cams in place(So I back off all the rocker arm adjustment screws). Because if you don't listen to Billman you're gonna have a bad time.
But now that I have both I can do a retainer swap in an 2 hours total time from pulling the valve cover to bolting it all back up, with a valve adjustment included. As I don't like marring the sides of the rearmost cam caps by forcing the cams in place(So I back off all the rocker arm adjustment screws). Because if you don't listen to Billman you're gonna have a bad time.
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