[chlsnk]

Just finnished my valve spring compressor because the one from harbor freight just didn't cut it and they broke! So I returned the broken compressor bought a C-clamp dug through the scrap pile and fabbed this up!

No body else is home so I just needed to show off my new toy to somebody.

[eloc431962]

Looks good and if it works and it looks like it would thats even better. Fine job .

Cole

[oldred]

You came to the right place to show it off most of us enjoy looking at a neat idea, good job!

[chlsnk]

Works like a champ!

[johnsongrass1]

Did you say that works like a "clamp"!?

[chlsnk]

Originally Posted by johnsongrass1

Did you say that works like a "clamp"!?

ha ha nicepun

[Irelands child]

Hey, if it works for you and you aren't "pressed" for time, then it's the right tool. Way back in time, we used to just use a big socket on the yearly 6 cyl Chebbies and whang it to remove the valve spring assembly. To reinstall, we did have a compressor, but it was just one of those little ones that you put the spring and retainer in, then screwed it down. I sold one at a swap meet last summer.

Dave W

[chlsnk]

Originally Posted by Irelands child

Hey, if it works for you and you aren't "pressed" for time, then it's the right tool. Way back in time, we used to just use a big socket on the yearly 6 cyl Chebbies and whang it to remove the valve spring assembly. To reinstall, we did have a compressor, but it was just one of those little ones that you put the spring and retainer in, then screwed it down. I sold one at a swap meet last summer.

Dave W

That type of valve spring tool you described is what I first bought from Harbor Freight and it broke. (just couldn't handle those stock douple hump heads springs ) This really does go pretty quick I chose a c-clamp that had finer machine threads over one with more courser threads and I think that was a good decision. With a little gun oil on the threads it really smoothed the operation.


I would recomend anyone doing a home build who isn't in a time crunch to build one it sure beats spending 60$ on something that might get used only a handfull of times.

[Koolaid]

Very cool - nice job - the only downfall that I've seen using something similar to that is that it has a tendency to spin the valve, sometimes not a big deal, sometimes it is. Just something to keep in mind. If you have a stubborn one you could use that to disassemble and a regular pull type to re-install.

[chlsnk]

Originally Posted by Koolaid

Very cool - nice job - the only downfall that I've seen using something similar to that is that it has a tendency to spin the valve, sometimes not a big deal, sometimes it is. Just something to keep in mind. If you have a stubborn one you could use that to disassemble and a regular pull type to re-install.

This crossed my mind! But the part of the C clamp that screws down spins on the end so I think this may keep the valve from spinning. We shall see it has now torn down one set of heads and reassembled them no prob.