Thread: Roller rocker valve springs

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Originally Posted by pat mccarthy

the keeper some times lock in you may have to hit the retaner just a wee bit to unlock the valve locks use a rubber or plastic face hammer

Or use a socket that equals the o.d. of the retainer and tap the socket in the center with a hammer. That's the method I use when disassembling a motor. If you hit the socket hard enough with the head on the counter (not recommended in this case, only used on tear-down for a rebuild) the retainers will dis-lodge themselves and the whole mess will be loose with the retainers inside the socket if you're lucky. If not, one of the retainers will go airborn and begin orbiting another planet somewhere. You'll never find it.

Originally Posted by techinspector1

Or use a socket that equals the o.d. of the retainer and tap the socket in the center with a hammer. That's the method I use when disassembling a motor. If you hit the socket hard enough with the head on the counter (not recommended in this case, only used on tear-down for a rebuild) the retainers will dis-lodge themselves and the whole mess will be loose with the retainers inside the socket if you're lucky. If not, one of the retainers will go airborn and begin orbiting another planet somewhere. You'll never find it.

yes i do it that way to on stocker . no sockets on any thing with titanium retainers a very small tap so you do not shoot the keepers to the moon(you hope) and spend 1/2 the day looking for them. if you use the socket that can happen more likely then not less you working on heads alot and you know are hard to wack them some of the stuff i play with is 250 to 350 just on the seat takes a good wack take paper towels and plug the head drain backs in case one keeper try s to get past the border

"try to get past the border"