[TR] valve spring removal

Todd Richmond twr at frii.com
Sat Jun 6 22:25:08 MDT 2009


Yes, it is totally stuck.  I will try your suggestions.  Maybe I 
can tap it back down and it will free up a bit so that I can 
grind it down a bit.  The only other thing I can think of is to 
use a punch.

Todd Richmond
Fort Collins, Colorado
1959 TR3A TS54425L


On Sat, 2009-06-06 at 23:07 -0500, Tony Drews wrote:

> Is it stuck like it totally won't move in the guide?  Or, does it come
> out a ways and then get stuck?  If it's the latter, the end has
> mushroomed.  Assuming you don't want to re-use the valve (hint, you
> DON'T want to re-use the valve!), you could push it back in to place
> and grind around a bit on the tip where the rocker arm rested.  I
> would grind on the sides of the protruding end of the valve - it
> shouldn't take much.
> 
> If it's totally stuck, I don't have a great suggestion.  Maybe Kroil /
> BP Blaster / WD-40, let it sit for a while, try some heat and lightly
> tap with a hammer, but that's just a guess.
> 
> - Tony Drews
> 
> At 10:31 PM 6/6/2009, Todd Richmond wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > Excellent!  That worked perfectly.  I had tried that before but I
> > was missing the "rap with
> > a hammer" part.  This engine is in pretty rough shape, and often
> > needs lots of coersion.
> > Thanks Tony!
> > 
> > Speaking of coersion, any recommendations on how to remove a very
> > stuck valve?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Todd Richmond
> > Fort Collins, Colorado
> > 1959 TR3A TS54425L


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