valve spring removal

[02mx-5]

How do you remove and replace valve springs without a valve spring compressor? Any tricks or hints? Pictures of how to without the compressor?

[freakboy]

push down as hard as you can and get the retainer out of there with a free finger.

[02mx-5]

push down? on what, the spring to compress it? Once thats done how do i get the retainers out? I did it once with a screw driver and my hands. It was a struggle though.

[1992suburban]

if for an OHV engine
Take a peice of rope. insert into sparkplug hole..
Push down on the retainer and then you should be able to push forward/backward and retainer come off...

Usually the slot is UP on tha valve.

You can remove upto 26lb springs with your fingers

[02mx-5]

thats some good advice! for someone with ohv. Ive got a flathead briggs right now. in the weeks to follow i will be doing the same to a clone.

[1992suburban]

You didnt say in your thread if it was OHV or Flathead..

[hd4ou]

its a pain in the butt to do on a L-head without one of these but can be done.

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