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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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Default ValveTrain Problems! Help!!

With the valve locks off:

the seats, retainers, and springs stick BAD.

The spring sticks to the retainer and valve seat BAD.

It takes ALOT of force to get the spring off!!!!! I mean, I have to literally beat it with a hammer to get the spring off!

The inside spring is Longer (double valve springs), is this okay? (not worried too much)


A few springs pulled the seat and seal with it.

When we try to hammer the seals back on, it just disintigrates. Using a 9mm - 13mm.

Please help, I'm trying to help my friend install this HPE S cam.
Thanks alot.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 12:40 AM
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1- Change all the seals
2- Don't hammer just tap with a long socket that barely clears the valve stem diameter, you'll feel when they are seated.
3- If seats have deep marks on them, they should be changed as well.
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 12:50 AM
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so should we be worried about everything "sticking"?
this girl that knows her stuff said that we should be worried about our seals, retainers, springs sticking BADD.
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