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Originally Posted by cbatters
Appreciate your input. My first choice is to find an existing tool that allows the spring to be compressed using a screw instead of a lever. This would free up both hands to remove/install the spring/keepers. Any time savings gets multiplied times 24 springs so I figured it was worth looking around to see what was available.
Did you ever consider modifying the tool (KD-2078) to allow it to grab onto the spring?
Clint
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Yes, but I couldn't figure out how. The arms that are supposed to grab the spring coils are too big. There's really nothing you can do without redesigning the whole tool. You could make some kind of frame that bolts on to the cam towers, and holds the screw but you'd need several different configurations to reach all the valves.
I started out with a piece of pipe and a crowbar, and it developed into the tool that started this thread. As I stated somewhere earlier, it took me about 15 minutes per valve to remove the keepers, remove the spring and retainer, replace the stem seal, replace the spring and retainer, and reinsert the keepers before moving on to the next valve--so about 6 hours for the whole engine, not counting my time to make the tool.