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Posted by: jockellis Mar 2 2023, 05:32 AM

Does anyone have a recommendation for a valve spring compressor or can those termed generic work on 914 heads. What works on 356 heads?

Posted by: krazykonrad Mar 2 2023, 07:39 AM

I'm just down the road from you in Canton. I'm also looking for a spring compressor myself.

Posted by: cgnj Mar 2 2023, 08:37 AM

I bought and used this one about 5 months ago. Less than $20. Used it once and put it with all my other rarely used tools.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074W8Q8XJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Posted by: Shivers Mar 2 2023, 08:59 AM

You can get them off with a socket and a hammer. Who ever is doing your seats, guides and valve grind will reassemble

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I have this one...in the drawer with all the rarely used tools.

I will say that getting them off is not terribly hard, I rest the valve up on a piece of wood, and push down on the valve spring retainer cap with a customized piece of pipe...then flick the retainer out.
I am heavy enough and strong enough to do it that way.

Getting them back in....you need a tool.
you have to compress the spring quite a bit to get the retainer back in there, square and lined up properly.
The tool is worth having for that one job.

Posted by: 930cabman Mar 2 2023, 01:40 PM

Removing the springs and valves is all good, but completing the removal/installation of new guides, grinding the seats, fitting new valves, etc is generally left to the shops who specialize in this work.

Here in Buffalo we had a very good machinist who completed this work at a fair $$, but he got old.