How The F***
Originally Posted by Mike02Z
I had a car fall on me when a jack stand broke when I was 16. 1966 Thunderbird too, big *** car. I broke a shitload if ribs and punctured a lung and was lucky I didn't die so I will NEVER get under a car again unless I have a lift that is why I've been so adament about getting that number 8 from the top. I'll get it! 
Originally Posted by Xtnct00WS6
Holy **** dude! Sorry to hear that. I'd prolly never get under a car again if that happened to me. I've heard of people dying in cases like that too. I always have a jackstand and the jack under the car when I'm under there.
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Originally Posted by keliente
lol if you think this bolt is bad wait until you do valvesprings on #8.
I have small hands and it's a pain for me.
I have small hands and it's a pain for me.
oh yeah do dual valvesprings with the MOORE tool on number eight!! yes certain things on these cars are a bitch buy deal with them. I use a gearwrench on the last coil pack bolt. usually takes me 5-6 minutes. be patient it will come out.
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Originally Posted by yak
oh yeah do dual valvesprings with the MOORE tool on number eight!! yes certain things on these cars are a bitch buy deal with them. I use a gearwrench on the last coil pack bolt. usually takes me 5-6 minutes. be patient it will come out.
For valve springs the best tool on the market is the Crane tool. You can get it at Thunder. It will hold both springs compressed while you mess with the locks and retainers. The other tools require you to use leverage with one hand while fishing the locks out with the other hand. Its not that easy on hard to reach areas where the Crane tool sits in place and makes life 100% easier. It cost more money but its well worth it in aggravation saved. That and an air fitting for the spark plug holes to keep your valves up.
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Verdad Gallardo do not waste 100 on the moore tool. I broke it when I used it. It is cheap aluminium and it was a mess after 7 cylinders. I now use the tool sold here. it works really good and was only like 35 shipped.
Originally Posted by yak
do not waste 100 on the moore tool. I broke it when I used it. It is cheap aluminium and it was a mess after 7 cylinders. I now use the tool sold here. it works really good and was only like 35 shipped.
Try to find someone you know that has one you can borrow. I'll let you borrow mine for a deposit and you pay for shipping both ways as well as a rental fee. You return it to me in the same shape I sent it to you and you get you deposit back. I rent it to you thru the mail.
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Back to what you guys were saying about stuff cutting you in the engine compartment, what about those damn valve covers? 
I swear one time it got me down to the muscle. Those things are razor sharp. What was GM thinking?!? I'm gonna dremel down the edges when I clean them up for my coil relocation...
As for the last coil-pack bolt, let's just say that no one will ever see mine again. It met a nasty end...
I'm going to be lucky for a while with the valve springs. When I get the car paid off and do the cam swap, I'm doing heads at the same time, so I won't have to assemble JACK in the valvetrain. But about 10k miles down the road I'll get my share of PITA valve spring changes...
Side note: keliente - I think it's cool to see a lady working on her own car for a change. There's only a handful locally that will even attempt to check their own oil.
I swear one time it got me down to the muscle. Those things are razor sharp. What was GM thinking?!? I'm gonna dremel down the edges when I clean them up for my coil relocation...As for the last coil-pack bolt, let's just say that no one will ever see mine again. It met a nasty end...
I'm going to be lucky for a while with the valve springs. When I get the car paid off and do the cam swap, I'm doing heads at the same time, so I won't have to assemble JACK in the valvetrain. But about 10k miles down the road I'll get my share of PITA valve spring changes...
Side note: keliente - I think it's cool to see a lady working on her own car for a change. There's only a handful locally that will even attempt to check their own oil.
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Originally Posted by 99blancoSS
Just checked. The Crane tool is $114.99 at Thunder Racing.
Originally Posted by LS144
Sucks bad I know that....drivers side wasnt bad at all the passenger sides a diff story....I took a cutting tool and cut off the sharp pointed bolts on my coikl packs anyone else do that??
I replaced all my evil pointy-top bolts with pretty stainless bolts from Home Depot :
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son of a bitch.... i just looked at the tool i got.... apparently its not going to work out real well with the back springs so i just bought the crane tool 2nd day air.... blah
talk about eating my own words
however from what i see it looks like i can resell it on here for 80 bucks with little problem afterwards
talk about eating my own words
however from what i see it looks like i can resell it on here for 80 bucks with little problem afterwards