Vcious04

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Forgot how much of a pain in the a$$ it is to change valve springs, esp with the twist handle tool with the 2 hooks.. Thats all..

Greg Pippin

iTrader: (3)

yeah it does suck.
i found the best thing to do is to get a friend with small hands to do the back two on each bank!!

Vcious04

iTrader: (16)

+1, freekin hands hurt from turning that damn handle! Esp makes me mad when it popps off about halfway through compressing the old spring.

massls1guy

iTrader: (9)

I'm going to use this one next time, supposed to be the best tool:
http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000900

Aaron91RS

iTrader: (8)

that's what I use and the first thing I thought of before I opened this thread.
I'm thinking springs are so fricking easy on an Ls1. You don't even have to use rope or air in the cylinder making is SOOO fricking unbelivably easier.
You can do them in like 45mins.

Then I opened the thread and realized you're doing it wrong!

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

I used Tim's tool, it worked pretty good.

GT Griller

iTrader: (8)

We took the head off the tool and turned it with a ratchet.

Vcious04

iTrader: (16)

Oh well, it's too late now. Does look like a nice tool! I got it done in about an hour, but none the less, it still sucked..

crossroads

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I bought a "tims tool" and it broke in the head on me and lost two locks at the same time....the tool did work good till the seventh valve or so(i'm not raggin his tool BTW), but to finish the job i got the one Thunder Racing Sells, nice tool i finished in no time with minimal effort, but there office is not even an hour away so it worked out nice

EndlessSummer85

I bought just a standard valve spring tool, you can buy them at sears, autozone, etc etc. Cut off the t-handle and put two nuts as a jam nut and used a gear wrench to turn it. It worked really well, just took a little bit of time doing one spring at a time.

bearcatt

iTrader: (41)

The tool in this link looks like the old Crane tool.
http://www.speedinc.com/cont.cfm?cid=C0000900


Has anyone used it on heavy dual springs ?



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Greg Pippin

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I used the one from sears, and broke 3 of them doing my springs.
After i got done i brought them back and got my money back for 2 of them and got 1 exchanged for a new one.
I think next time i will be buying the tool from Speedinc...

Damian

iTrader: (89)

The Crane tool > Every other valve spring tool on the planet.

Also, use the TDC method for holding the valves up rather than trying to stick an air fitting in each cylinder. Much easier this way.

Put #1 at TDC, do cyl 1 and 6. Rotate 90*, do 8 and 5, rotate 90*, 7 and 4, rotate one more 90*, do 2 and 3. Done.

TS99V6

iTrader: (2)

Yes, I've changed out about 8 sets using my Crane tool. Takes no time at all.

bearcatt

iTrader: (41)

Thanks bud, that makes me feel better.

I'm looking to remove my dual springs for a set of PAC behives.



TDC method sounds good to me.




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Brandon35thSS

+100000000
the crane tool is awesome. i love doing 2 at a time!!

TooLateVTEC

iTrader: (2)

Is the Crane tool the same thing as the Speed Inc one or is it different?

01ssreda4

iTrader: (96)

I used Tims today for the first time on dual springs today, I have to say it worked great. I had previously only used it on beehives.

Chrome355z

iTrader: (1)

Crane tool here, I wouldn't use anything else...

Damian

iTrader: (89)

Yes, they are reproducing the design.

The tool I have is actually the Speed Inc version of the Crane tool. I've owned the Crane tool in the past but I loaned it out and never saw it again. The Speed Inc tool is identical in quality and function.