Any one used a Valve keeper removal tool?

[The Humjet]

Save yourself money on the tool and rent a car instead. Pull off the head at home by yourself and drop it off the a machine shop. You'll have it done in a week 2 weeks max.

[MR 325]

The problem is this is my daily driver. I can't have it down for very long. So I was hopin this would work. Any ideas on gettin rocker arm shafts out w/o pullin the head?

bump

Are you serious? It can all be done in a day, or a weekend.

[nando]

You won't get the cam and rocker shafts out that easily. You can get them out by doing everything that you'd do to pull the engine/transmission and lifting the assembly well up. Since you won't be able to get to the rear of the head to drive out the rocker shafts you will probably damage them and have to replace them (~$50 ea).

It would be lots easier to just pull the head, which would be an opportunity to have the valves ground, guides checked and possibly replaced, and the inevitable warp removed by a light surfacing cut.

I've said this a lot of times, but you really shouldn't have to drive out rocker shafts - they are not an interference fit. But I suppose many M20s have warped heads, bent parts, and tons of gunk built up.