Valve Spring / Retainer Replacement
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Originally Posted by billman250,Jan 26 2006, 10:07 AM
I've had some of the best mechanics I know pull the head and use studs instead of the OEM bolts, and have headgasket failures under high boost. They went back to stock bolts and it cured the problem.
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If you have a compression gauge, you can simply screw in the extension hose into the spark plug hole and attach an air supply.
This is my "no head removal" valve spring compressor. Notice the silver part of the puller, which has small appendages pointing downward. I have cut off the two on the close side, making it S2000 friendly. it works very well, and fast.
This is my "no head removal" valve spring compressor. Notice the silver part of the puller, which has small appendages pointing downward. I have cut off the two on the close side, making it S2000 friendly. it works very well, and fast.
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Originally Posted by billman250,Jan 26 2006, 11:23 AM
This is my "no head removal" valve spring compressor. Notice the silver part of the puller, which has small appendages pointing downward. I have cut off the two on the close side, making it S2000 friendly. it works very well, and fast.
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Local auto parts store.
Keep in mind the Ti retainers may have a very short service life, possibly 15k miles. You'd have to search around about that.
Keep in mind the Ti retainers may have a very short service life, possibly 15k miles. You'd have to search around about that.
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Originally Posted by Fyrestrike,Jan 26 2006, 12:03 PM
Where did you find something like that?
5th. one down.
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Originally Posted by Slows2k,Jan 25 2006, 05:29 AM
1. Keepers are cheap, and easy to loose. I'd buy a full set for piece of mind. Not a must have.
buying 32 valve keeper is not going to be cheap...
u can use magnetic to keep keepers from flying out.
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Originally Posted by billman250,Jan 26 2006, 01:02 PM
Keep in mind the Ti retainers may have a very short service life, possibly 15k miles. You'd have to search around about that.
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A stock retainer won't fail unless provoked by a mechanical over-rev. I myself am thinking about trying 04 retainers. They are beefier than the earlier ones.
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Originally Posted by billman250,Jan 26 2006, 02:32 PM
A stock retainer won't fail unless provoked by a mechanical over-rev. I myself am thinking about trying 04 retainers. They are beefier than the earlier ones.
I'm going to look into getting the valve compressor and air fitting, you guys may have convinced me to do it the easy way....