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Originally Posted by skunkworks

Thanks
From the link you gave me from jeffs site it looks like 2 big screwdrivers with duct tape wraped around them works

A more elegent way would be nice. something that wraps around the rear of the rocker to pry the back end off of the lash adjusters - then be able to spin it side ways. I have never seen the official tool.

sam

edit -
ooh ooh - how about making your valve spring compressor so it only pushes on the edges of the spring on each side of the rocker. compress the valve spring and then the rocker would fall out.

I assume this would have to be done with no cylender pressure so the spring and valve would go down

sam

Prying with screwdrivers is ugly/time consuming (and could damage rocker arms / lifters)

1/2 of the tool already works this way - slides onto the valve retainer from the rear.

Thinking about a change in the other half of the tool that would allow it to be used with the rocker arm in place.

Workflow...

1. Attach tool
2. Tighten tool to compress spring enought to remove rocker arm
3. Loosen tool to seal valve
4. Pressurize cylinder
5. Tighten tool to compress spring and remove keepers
6. Remove tool to install VSS

(reverse process to reassemble)

Very fast / efficient...


Clint