valve spring tool?

[camarov696]

just curious, which valve spring tool are you all using? my heads are off the motor, so which would be the best?

[flamingchicken]

Re: valve spring tool?

i had some jimmy piece of junk from advanced auto. I had to use bolts to put into the rocker holes with washers, then C-clamp the head to my work bench. It wasn't easy, but it got the job done for less than $7.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WMR-W84002/

[Forced_Firebird]

Re: valve spring tool?

I use a ratcheting c-clamp style for when the heads are off the car...

[OneEightSeven]

Re: valve spring tool?

man with the heads off its soooo easy with pretty much ANY tool, i had to use one of these POS tools to do the springs w/o removing the heads: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

I would definitely recommend anything other than that for when the heads are off the car.

[Shodown]

Re: valve spring tool?

man with the heads off its soooo easy with pretty much ANY tool, i had to use one of these POS tools to do the springs w/o removing the heads: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

I would definitely recommend anything other than that for when the heads are off the car.

I've used that one with the heads on the car and it was pretty easy.

[WarShrike]

Re: valve spring tool?

^That's the one I used too.

Don't point it at anybody's face while loosening or tightening the springs. Nothing like letting loose 300+lbs of sprung force on somebody.

[OneEightSeven]

Re: valve spring tool?

I've used that one with the heads on the car and it was pretty easy.

Yea.. I mean it wasn't the worst thing I've had to do to my car by far. It's not even difficult, it's just unpleasant. I find that some things are satisfying to work on and some things aren't. Dealing with the valve spring tool and valve retainers was not on my list of things I enjoy doing.

[camarov696]

Re: valve spring tool?

man with the heads off its soooo easy with pretty much ANY tool, i had to use one of these POS tools to do the springs w/o removing the heads: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA300_.jpg

I would definitely recommend anything other than that for when the heads are off the car.

thats the exact one i was looking at getting lol.. and the racheting one.. thanks for the replies! ive never messed with valve springs before but im kinda lookin forward to it for some reason lol

[Blizzard242]

Re: valve spring tool?

I thought changing my springs was pretty fun. Did em with the heads on and used the tool that Shodown and Warshrike used. Not that I'd want to do a lot of them, but I enjoyed it.

[camarov696]

Re: valve spring tool?

I thought changing my springs was pretty fun. Did em with the heads on and used the tool that Shodown and Warshrike used. Not that I'd want to do a lot of them, but I enjoyed it.

yea im not planning on doing them often so ill probably opt for the cheaper tool. i just wanna get this build done already lol