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Old Nov 3, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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SRJ doesnt need valve spring compressors, he simply pushes them down with his pinky finger.


I have a Vinci/Crane dual tool, you can borrow.
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Autozone, $40 deposit. You get your money back when you return them.
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Autozone, $40 deposit. You get your money back when you return them.
Didn't know they carried one. Have you used it? I have just heard of crappy compressors mauling retainers.

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SRJ doesnt need valve spring compressors, he simply pushes them down with his pinky finger.


I have a Vinci/Crane dual tool, you can borrow.
Do you know if it is better than the AZ tool?
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Didn't know they carried one. Have you used it? I have just heard of crappy compressors mauling retainers.



Do you know if it is better than the AZ tool?
I have both. The $40 valve spring compressor which I put back in the original package and the $150 Vinci/Crance Tool, which does two valve springs at once. You can borrow either one.
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Originally Posted by ROCNDAV
I have both. The $40 valve spring compressor which I put back in the original package and the $150 Vinci/Crance Tool, which does two valve springs at once. You can borrow either one.
Are you ever in the OC area?
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Nope. Up by Irwindale Race Track and the SFV
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Originally Posted by ss.slp.ls1
Didn't know they carried one. Have you used it? I have just heard of crappy compressors mauling retainers.



Do you know if it is better than the AZ tool?
Nah, just asked. Im sure theyre not the best though but they beat nothing.
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