BIG PD

k i'm completely sick of this. i have never been so upset in my entire life and its about something as stupid as this. i don't even know if the air compressor is holding up the valves or not. i have it at 60 psi. that doesn't matter though cause i can't even get my spring compressor to work right...or i don't know how to use, one or the other. i'm just about to flip out, i have to go get the tools now that i threw into my neighbors yard and i'm out of cigs and have no car to go get more.... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Sad]" src="gr_sad.gif" /> so yah i'm on the brink!!! ahhhhhh! any help would be great <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />

2000SS

good luck, its no fun but just take a deep breath.

Dean98TA

Take a hammer and give the retainers (not the valve stem end, just the retainer) a good whack, that helps break the keepers loose so when you compress the spring, it doesn't pull the valve down too.

No way to tell if you're using the valvespring compressor correctly over the inner net... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> but just keep at it. If you haven't started on cylinders #7 and #8, you might want to take a valium before you start. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

Good luck!

<small>[ April 05, 2002, 04:50 PM: Message edited by: Dean98TA ]</small>

LS1derfull

Dude, follow firing order to get piston at tdc for each cylinder your working on, so you dont have to worry about valves falling, dont try to grab coils with compressor at very bottom of spring because they are tightly wound there, move up a little and start compression, use a pen styl;e magnet to retrieve keepers when loose,and if back cylinders are kicking your *** try lever type compressor that hooks in spring next to the one your compressing. Quit smoking and use that money for more speed Equipment! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" />

BIG PD

haha yah my goal over spring break was to quit smoking...however i started on this project and am now still smoking and an avid drinker now too because of the whole thing. oh well live and learn. thanks for all the help.

WS6Modder

Are you using the rental screw down type sc? Lube the threads of that thing brother! Youll be fightin it less...

Also..obviously, place the holders as low on the spring as you can. Once you get 'er compressed, give it a tap (I just held it in place with one hand and open palmed it on top..and voila!...keepers free..)

Let me know if you are having a specific type of problem...I just did this with a rental 3 weeks ago.