Tricks for valve retainer keepers?

[nealtovsen at yahoo.com (Neal Tovsen)]

Now *that* is a freakin' cool idea I wouldn't have thought of.

Too bad my whimpy little 9-in drill press doesn't have enough room to
hold a VW head. :(

Neal

On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 15:52, Mark wrote:
> Thanks Dan!  That's a great idea!  I'll have to build me one...
> 
> I built a tool for my drillpress that works very well.  I set my head on
> a small piece of plywood with 1/4" thick rubber "pucks" placed under the
> valves (to keep them from falling when the spring is compressed), all on
> my drillpress adjustable table.  You can use balled up paper towel
> instead of the pucks.  Here's some oldschool ascii art on the tool:
> 
> 
>         []
>         []
>         []
>         []
>         []
>         []
>         []   side view
>         []
>     ___/[]
>   /_____[]
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>        _____
>       / ___ \
>      / /   \ \_
>     | |     |{_}    top view (supposed to be round)  : )
>      \ \___/ / 
>       \_____/
>       
> 
> 
> 
> Adjust the table so the tool just clears everything.  Now drive down the
> chuck holding the tool with the drillpress "spinning handle" until you
> see the keys release.  If you make the ring at the bottom of the tool
> taper from 1/4" to 1/2" there is plenty of strength there, and the keys
> are easily accessible.
> 
> Mark.
> 80 S
> 81 S  2.0 ABA/JH/4K
> 75    86,000 original miles (just found that out!)
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org [mailto:scirocco-l-
> > bounces@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Dan Bubb
> > Sent: January 23, 2004 2:07 PM
> > To: Neal Tovsen; Scirocco-L
> > Subject: Re: Tricks for valve retainer keepers?
> > 
> > If you can use a C-clamp style spring compressor it will hold the
> valve
> > against the seat (and keep
> > it from being bent!) and you can tap on the retainer to pop it free
> from
> > the keepers.
> > I have a socket that is slightly smaller than the tappet bore in the
> head
> > with the center ground out
> > so I can reach the keepers. Place the socket on top of the retainer,
> > compress the spring with a
> > C-clamp style spring compressor, tap on socket with hammer to pop out
> the
> > keepers.
> > I think this approach should guarantee me a place in the "cheap-ass"
> hall
> > of fame!
> > If you're not using a C-clamp type compressor I'd think you'd have no
> > choice but to tap on the valve
> > head.
> > Dan
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Neal Tovsen" <nealtovsen@yahoo.com>
> > To: "Scirocco-L" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 1:49 PM
> > Subject: Help: Tricks for valve retainer keepers?
> > 
> > 
> > > (please CC me in your reply - I'm on digest mode and I don't want to
> > > miss it)
> > >
> > > Anybody have tricks for getting the keepers off the valve? I've got
> the
> > > spring compressed, but the valve stem isn't sliding up to release
> the
> > > keepers. Seems to be stuck. Same for other valves I've tried. I
> tried
> > > some light taps on the valve face with a mallet but I don't want to
> bend
> > > the valve.
> > >
> > > I'm new at this. I don't see how I could be missing anything, and
> the
> > > Bentley makes it seem so simple...help!
> > >
> > > FYI, this is a hydro 8v head with some fancy-pants stainless custom
> > > valves with 7mm (instead of usual 8mm) stems. I purchased the head
> > > fully-assembled, so I haven't had to mess with it before.
> > >
> > > TIA!
> > >
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> > > Neal Tovsen
> > >
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