Valve spring compressors.

[Pantless Spency]

currently working with this inside my eta head... such a PITA

autozone no longer rents out C-clamp style ones and i have to use this piece of trash.
just wondering if anyone in here owns or has used anything differently and how much did it cost them?

[Pantless Spency]

ffffuuu im about to punch a wall this thing pisses me off so bad...
ive only gotten 3 out of 12 valves out since like 8:30 or 9:00 earlier.....

[MR 325]

Those pretty much don't work in an M20. Best is to use a drill press with a modified socket to compress the spring.

[whodwho]

Getting them out is easy putting them back in is the harder part.

For getting them out use a spark plug socket and a hammer with a rag in the combustion chamber put the socket on the spring retainer and give it a good smack and wear protective glasses.

[ForcedFirebird]

Getting them out is easy putting them back in is the harder part.

For getting them out use a spark plug socket and a hammer with a rag in the combustion chamber put the socket on the spring retainer and give it a good smack and wear protective glasses.

A magnet helps with this too.

I bought the c-clamp style, works great on the m20, but had to make an adapter for the 24v heads out of an old socket with a notch cut in it. Rebuilt dozens of m20 heads with it and about half that of 24v heads in the past couple years.

[whodwho]

A magnet helps with this too.

Definitely, I have Snap-on plug socket that has a magnet instead of the rubber bit works great :)

I suppose you could pack it with some wheel bearing grease to catch them as well, might be a bit messy tho...