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Old 06-18-2004, 04:58 PM
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installing new patriot springs and valve seals. just pry the old ones up? slide the new ones down? tap themdown? how do you know they are fully seated?

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Old 06-18-2004, 11:22 PM
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just put mine on ,just tap em on & they wont go much further theyll bottom out,when you do the next few theyll all show the same amount on the guides.
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I use a socket that is just a little bigger than the seals with an extention and usually able to push on by had but when I get to the back ones I might use a little tap with a hammer ETC... Just look and see if they all look fairly equal.
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just did mine today vlv. seals and swap to dual springs on the car.what a pain in the *** to do on #8 springs.getting ready for the trex cam.
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