Thread: Confirm TDC & BDC combinations?

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OK guys - I got the Napa Viton seals in on cyl's 1 & 6 without too much trouble. The old O rings were hard and probaly a few are/were cracked.

My question is this: Should the O ring stay in the second groove on the valve (closest to the head) when the springs go back on. I can't get mine to stay there. Any time I try and compress the spring (or even when it's already compressed with one of those tools) the "cap" pushes it out. I can't figure out how to get it in there without mashing it in after compressing the springs...? Is there a trick to it or is it ok for it end up where it ends up?

You gotta put the retainer over the valve stem first, then roll the O ring down to its groove and put the keepers in with the spring already compressed.