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Originally Posted by OthercarisaFiat
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.
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I'll pop the front rocker cover off again this weekend and measure the spring/head clearances to see if there is any hope for a stand-alone spring compressor remover. If it's too tight, I will be making one of your tools.
Do you know if there are any online pics of the Mitsu tool?
Clint
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