Craftsman Valve Spring Compressor
Craftsman Valve Spring Compressor Will this work with the LS1 head. for the one time im gona chnage springs in my heads i dotn feel like spending 120 on one from thunder racing
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spend the money on a good tool, trust me. you'll use it more then you think and you can always rent/loan it out to peeps in the area as well. a good valvespring tool is worth its weight in gold. i'd opt for the crane/vhp.
That thing only works with the heads off, it also looks like some kind of torture chamber apparatus. Advance Discount Auto parts has a spring compressor for less than $20 that does a great job.
my uncle built a tool for me at work to change valvesprings with. he turned it out on a lathe from a piece of 1.5" steel. one end is about 3/8" and chucks up into a drill press. the other end is a little smaller than a retainer, then bored out, then a window is cut in the side.
you put the head on the drill press, then chuck up the 3/8" side, the use the drillpress handle to compress the spring and change the lock thru the little carved out window. worked like a CHAMP! blaSSt let me run over and use his drill press
. we layed the head up on the press and got it at the right angle with a few blocks of wood. put a red rag in the combustion chamber to hold the valves open and viola. here's a picture of it......
you put the head on the drill press, then chuck up the 3/8" side, the use the drillpress handle to compress the spring and change the lock thru the little carved out window. worked like a CHAMP! blaSSt let me run over and use his drill press
. we layed the head up on the press and got it at the right angle with a few blocks of wood. put a red rag in the combustion chamber to hold the valves open and viola. here's a picture of it......
Originally Posted by jrp
spend the money on a good tool, trust me. you'll use it more then you think and you can always rent/loan it out to peeps in the area as well. a good valvespring tool is worth its weight in gold. i'd opt for the crane/vhp.
The Crane tool makes the job sooooooooo much easier.
We have the VHP/Crane spring tool on special for $105.99. Here is a link to the page.
http://www.vincihighperformance.com/superwebdeals.HTML
If you have any questions about the tool, give me a call. It is by far the best valve spring tool we have ever used.
http://www.vincihighperformance.com/superwebdeals.HTML
If you have any questions about the tool, give me a call. It is by far the best valve spring tool we have ever used.
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
Will this work with the LS1 head. for the one time im gona chnage springs in my heads i dotn feel like spending 120 on one from thunder racing
tool
tool
it was jsut said, but i'll say it again anyway.
for that one to work, you need to take the head off.... one half of that tool holds the valve, the other half compresses the spring. works ok on a bench.
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