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09-16-2022, 05:07 AM | #21 |
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Re: Valve Spring Compressor
I've done both. Thin wrenches are on my "shopping list" at Carlisle and Hershey.
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09-16-2022, 08:20 AM | #22 |
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My car came with a toolbox with a set of thin wrenches. I measured the inner width and decided to grind down a new quality wrench with a closer width to prevent rounding up a nut. I would recommend doing this, since "used" wrenches seem always a bit loose. If you mess up a nut ... then the fun starts.
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09-16-2022, 09:40 AM | #23 | |
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Are the wrenches you got 7/16" and ½"? Just double checking before I grind some wrenches. I am trying to get everything together before I travel over to his house.
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09-16-2022, 01:45 PM | #24 |
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09-16-2022, 04:01 PM | #25 | |
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Yes even better than expected. After 2 valves I rounded the v-shape top a bit to make it fit better, but for the cheapest valve compressor ever, it works great. It may take a little more time, but it's not too bad. It works best if you us a 1/2" ratchet wrench. |
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09-16-2022, 04:32 PM | #26 | |
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Like Grampa always said "You never know unless you try, and unless you try, you'll never know"
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09-16-2022, 08:20 PM | #27 |
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09-19-2022, 08:17 AM | #28 |
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Please take a look at post #12. Has anyone used these types of tools before? How did they work? Do you think they are any good?
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09-19-2022, 10:10 AM | #29 |
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Got a head gasket in that tool box?
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