How To Use A ToolPRO Valve Spring Compressor

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When rebuilding a cylinder head; removing the valves can be a fiddly job. Make it easier, and more controlled with a ToolPRO Valve Spring Compressor.
This valve spring compressor is designed for use with the head off the engine. Before removing the valves, ensure you have a method of identifying where each valve came from. Labelling each one in a ziplock bag does the trick.
The valve spring compressor has an opening adjustability between 75 and 165 millimetres - and a throat clearance of 150 millimetres. This makes it perfect for most small and medium overhead valve engines. With the handle situated towards the bottom of the head, open the jaws wide enough to place the top over the valve. Adjust the width of the tool at the top if needed - to sit just along the edges of the spring.
Now. Brace the bottom of the tool against the head of the valve, and squeeze the red handle to compress the spring. If the tool won’t hold the position, or the spring isn’t compressed far enough - just release the handle, turn the adjuster, and repeat until it’s right.
The valve spring compressor should hold this position while you remove the keepers or collets. Once this is done, the spring is free to be removed. Gently release the valve spring compressor and remove the retainer, spring, and spring seat from the top of the head. The valve can now be removed by sliding it through the bottom of the head.
Installation of a valve is simply a matter of reversing this process, ensuring that each valve returns to its original location. When releasing the tension on the spring compressor, watch closely to ensure the spring retainer, and keepers or collets have seated properly. A small dab of grease on these parts will help hold them in place during assembly.
With the help of a Valve Spring Compressor, and the extensive range of ToolPRO specialist tools; there’s no job out of your reach.
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[@Kiwi-es5le]

You can hit a deep socket and extension on the spring retainers to remove the keepers. Takes a minute to do a whole head
It’s assembling the head you need tool for

[@worldFamousPitbull]

Thanks for this comment man. Fucked around with this tool for a couple mins and then switched to this method and it is much faster and easier.

[@MassLox]

I bought one to help with the restoration of my XG Falcon, quite a flimsy tool, wasn't strong enough for my needs, ended up using a large wood working clamp and pair of pliers, and it was still less frustrating than trying to use this "tool"

[@DavidB-rx3km]

Yes, they are terrible and too fiddly, it also doesn’t clear the head properly. There is NO way to compress a valve spring using just the handle.

[@KingJT80]

@@DavidB-rx3km pipe on the end of the handle...

[@DIYSCOTT]

Thanks. I need to take the valves out of my Flathead 6 in my 1951 Power Wagon I need a tool like this

[@dragonballz2889]

Taking out the spring is not an issue....its putting a new valve and seal then the spring back is the main issue i have... Ive seen basically most of the videos on TH-cam that shows how to "remove valve spring" but no1 really shows how to put valve spring back on ....why is that the case?

[@dragonballz2889]

No 2 model engines are the same....this does not work on a 4 cylinder 8 valve or 12 valve

[@janmetalworksathome2807]

I have one of these tools. I am disappointed with the quality of this tool the while pushing the handle to compress the cone slips of the valve. After a few uses the thread was galling.

[@syedenam7993]

Yes... a best way Tool 👍

[@sylvesterkarudi6349]

I bought it but then its not the right one for my bmw m43

[@muckman5509]

defiantly wouldn't work on a BMW V10

[@Minecraft-md6fs]

Wow

[@johnhorley1426]

Rubbish tool don't get that one!

[@shameer8761]

But why?

[@dallas184]

Doesn't work

[@SE45CX]

If you want to convince people not to buy this, you should provide at least some context as to why this doesn't work.

[@alynevillegas4519]

It doesn't work on all cylinder heads.. why? Because most cyl head have deeper valve location and tool wont reach it because the side walls are too high.

[@wubdub-h2z]

@@alynevillegas4519 yes exactly