write up: how to install valve springs the easy way....with no special tools
02-01-2007, 12:30 AM
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write up: how to install valve springs the easy way....with no special tools
I see tons of posts about how to put in valve springs into b-series vtec heads, and it pretty much comes down to getting a Snap-On tool or making it yourself. Well most people don't have the money to buy the Snap-On one and don't have the 'skill' or 'tools' to build one. I just didn't want to spend the time to make a tool to install one valve spring on a b16 head I had lying around. So with about 2mn of thinking I came up with this idea.
Take your spring and put 2 zip ties through it, DONT go around the whole spring or you wont get it out. DO it just like pictured:
Then place it in your vise (hopefully you have one) or use something else to compress it:
Then compress it and tighten the zip ties:
Be careful, try to not use shitty zip ties and use whatever percaution you can, I havent had any break but I guess it could be possible with some crazy springs. This is what you should end up with:
Set the spring in the head like so:
Then place the retainer in and the keepers in, you can just use slight pressure to pop them on, VERY easy to do:
Then take a propane torch/lighter or even a razor/dykes to cut the zip ties. I used my propane torch, a QUICK flame on the zip ties while pulling on the remainder of the tie pulls them right out:
Then you have them out and your set:
So the whole process takes about 3mn for each valve...super easy...I think pretty much anyone can do it, just give it a shot :thumbup:
Take your spring and put 2 zip ties through it, DONT go around the whole spring or you wont get it out. DO it just like pictured:
Then place it in your vise (hopefully you have one) or use something else to compress it:
Then compress it and tighten the zip ties:
Be careful, try to not use shitty zip ties and use whatever percaution you can, I havent had any break but I guess it could be possible with some crazy springs. This is what you should end up with:
Set the spring in the head like so:
Then place the retainer in and the keepers in, you can just use slight pressure to pop them on, VERY easy to do:
Then take a propane torch/lighter or even a razor/dykes to cut the zip ties. I used my propane torch, a QUICK flame on the zip ties while pulling on the remainder of the tie pulls them right out:
Then you have them out and your set:
So the whole process takes about 3mn for each valve...super easy...I think pretty much anyone can do it, just give it a shot :thumbup:
02-01-2007, 12:34 AM
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Re: write up: how to install valve springs the easy way....with no special tools
Originally Posted by SinisterCRX
Copy/pasted from h-t... tsk tsk
nice writeup
nice writeup
Great write up but you should add to put some safety glasses on first 
02-01-2007, 10:22 AM
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Re: write up: how to install valve springs the easy way....with no special tools
How are you planning on getting the old springs out in the first place? And what about if you release the spring and the keepers don't sit right?
I just did mine with an air deal, so I'm a yuppie.
I just did mine with an air deal, so I'm a yuppie.
