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Title: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: 63.5xl on October 11, 2016, 10:40:02 PM

Anyone know of a good tool to replace valve spring on car for our rocker shaft type heads. I tried a search here but came up with nothing. I have dual spring and was going to leave the inner one out to break in cam.

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: garyv on October 12, 2016, 05:53:58 AM

I have one made by Tim Olereich that he used to sell on e-bay but I don't see it listed now.
His Email is: conceptdesigneng@aol.com, phone: 262-388-2509
This bolts to the head and works great.
I don't know if he still sells them or not but might be worthwhile to call or email him.
garyv

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: fekbmax on October 12, 2016, 06:23:42 AM

+2 on Tim's.  It works great. Give him a call.
Check out this link.

http://carsxyz.com/detail/Valve-Spring-Compressor-Ford-FE-390-427-428-Cobra_261927689615.html

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: Gregwill16 on October 12, 2016, 07:33:43 AM

+3 for Tim's tool I just bought one off eBay about a month or so ago and it worked great. What I would've preferred though was to find a fitting to go in the spark plug hole to use compressed air instead of the supplied rope to hold up the valves. 

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: Drew Pojedinec on October 12, 2016, 07:37:37 AM

+4
Yeah, the rope wouldn't fit in a small plug application, so get an air adapter as well.
Otherwise it's a great tool, worked on my beehives with a lil finesse.

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: blykins on October 12, 2016, 08:29:45 AM

Most of the time you don't even need air, a rope, etc.  Put the piston at TDC, the valve seal will hold the valve up, and use a pen magnet to hold the valve stem if necessary on reassembly.  This is how I do it on the dyno....

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: plovett on October 12, 2016, 07:18:58 PM

+5.  I use that one, too.  It works great.   I just got some smaller diameter rope for my Edelbrock heads to ensure that the valve can't fall into the cylinder.

paulie

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: fastback 427 on October 12, 2016, 08:28:44 PM

I use the hose from my compression tester connected to my air hose to hold the valve up.

Title: Re: Valve spring tool on car
Post by: 63.5xl on October 12, 2016, 08:40:12 PM

Quote from: garyv on October 12, 2016, 05:53:58 AM

I have one made by Tim Olereich that he used to sell on e-bay but I don't see it listed now.
His Email is: conceptdesigneng@aol.com, phone: 262-388-2509
This bolts to the head and works great.
I don't know if he still sells them or not but might be worthwhile to call or email him.
garyv

Gave Tim a call and I got one coming, Thank you for the phone number Gary and thanks to everyone else for chipping in with your post