DIY Valve Spring Compressor

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

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  • @preludedudesi5208
    @preludedudesi5208 7 лет назад +9

    You guys are gonna make some fine mechanics! Improvise, adapt and overcome! Nice valve tool glad to see ppl using their brain, keep up the good work and can't wait to see Wago rippin again

  • @buddybestor
    @buddybestor 7 лет назад +1

    Those "cylinder things" at 4:22 are your Lost Motion Assemblies or LMA's. They keep the 3rd VTEC rocker arm from bouncing around aimlessly when vtec is not engaged. They should keep your rocker arm moving smoothly when depressed. If they don't move back smoothly, replace em!

  • @sbw1980
    @sbw1980 7 лет назад

    I remember when I had to create my own valve spring compressor when I decided to do cams in my head. I basically gave up and went to my buddy's machine shop and found all the awesome tools he had made himself to do these types of jobs. Good for you guys on figuring out a way to do it. He had some massive C-clamp with a similar cage on the end (like the one you created with a socket and welding wire) He also had a cool set of cylinder head stands to keep the cylinder head mating surface off the table. Might be something worth you guys making to keep the cylinder head surface from getting scratched. It looked like a long C with a couple of tapered head studs. He'd drop the cylinder heads onto these tapered head studs and it was the perfect height to make them easy to work on. Good job guys.

  • @david929190
    @david929190 7 лет назад

    I use a drill press and a chunk of tube with a window cut in it similar to what you did. It works a lot quicker than having to do each one like that. A block of wood holds the head at the right angle and keeps the valves pushed up.

  • @Jamxknife
    @Jamxknife 7 лет назад +52

    You'd better patent that design lol. And I've got a cast iron log h series turbo manifold if you want it, I knkw yours is cracked and all

  • @mcapatina1
    @mcapatina1 7 лет назад

    I'm a Mechanical Engineer and I love this type of stuff. Awsome thinking outside the box!!!

  • @TheSqeeek
    @TheSqeeek 7 лет назад +2

    Love how easy you make the DIY stuff look, makes me feel better about my projects. Keep it up.

  • @REAPER0D
    @REAPER0D 7 лет назад

    so FYI for further use and purposes. you can use a deadblow mallet and a socket and smack the socket with it snugly resting on the valve spring cap and the retainers will pop right out. rebuilt a ton of heads, usually do this when new valves and retainers are going in but you can re use the old ones, but you will NEED a press to reset the valves

    • @REAPER0D
      @REAPER0D 7 лет назад

      give it a try with your old head... video it, trust me it works

  • @VelocityLabs
    @VelocityLabs 7 лет назад +22

    14:40 Soak the valves in E85 overnight, it will cut through all that buildup like butter.

    • @dantew6708
      @dantew6708 7 лет назад

      You could also use Diesel to cut the carbon away, and you dont need to soak it overnight but i guess the longer it soaks the better the results are going to be

  • @jbower4949
    @jbower4949 7 лет назад +2

    Don't forget to pull the little oil reducer plug in the block if you are putting a vtech head on it

  • @edgardominguez6048
    @edgardominguez6048 7 лет назад

    I bought a lisle 36200 when I was replacing my valve stem seals and by far one of the best tools for the job has a built in magnet to catch the keepers

  • @ShredCulture
    @ShredCulture 7 лет назад

    Its so sick how you guys figured out how to make one on the spot that well. This is why I love this channel

  • @v8consumption
    @v8consumption 5 лет назад +1

    Dude you can use a socket and a extension to get those keepers off. I've done ti that way many times the d series valve springs are not very strong you can do it all by hand no tool necessary

  • @JustThatOneMexican
    @JustThatOneMexican 7 лет назад +1

    Quick way to take it apart is get deep socket that fits on the top, put a magnet inside the socket, line it up and hit it with a hammer. Head should be able to be taken apart in less then 5 minutes, then you use the spring compressor to reassemble it which is the not fun part.

  • @Seandoestech
    @Seandoestech 7 лет назад +8

    you guyz are badazzes! kinda the anti haggard garage in a way, that spring compressor is friggin genius! personally I use a cut out socket on a drill press just so easy...

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 7 лет назад

      Boosted Miata
      even easier to get em apart is putting a deep socket on the top of the valve retainer and whacking that bastard with a hammer.
      Ball up a shop rag and put it in the combustion chamber first.
      That's what I've seen em usually do at a lot of shops.
      Of course, that doesn't work for reassembly.

    • @Seandoestech
      @Seandoestech 7 лет назад +1

      Yep - fastest way to take apart. I reassemble on the drill press though.

    • @Diablos809
      @Diablos809 5 лет назад +1

      @@MrTheHillfolk I was just thinking of doing that and wanted to see if it will work but I guess great minds think alike 😉

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 5 лет назад

      @@Seandoestech
      Yea yup ,they work great for reassembly 👍👍

    • @MrTheHillfolk
      @MrTheHillfolk 5 лет назад

      @@Diablos809
      Yea it works , and boosted miata had the deal for reassembly.

  • @jasonjaeger7216
    @jasonjaeger7216 2 года назад

    Have to say Kyle, you've come a long way since these days. Its been awesome watching you and the guys grow into the respected racers you are now. Good job bro!

  • @802Garage
    @802Garage 7 лет назад

    Absolutely loved this video guys. Really cool. Shows how intelligent and go getting you actually are.

  • @dengaz4099
    @dengaz4099 7 лет назад +5

    you guys and your ebayness has inspired me to build my 2002 maxima

    • @jessel1217
      @jessel1217 7 лет назад

      Dengaz Enjoy building the transmission

    • @dengaz4099
      @dengaz4099 7 лет назад

      Gonna do a vspec swap

  • @alfonsoantunez6747
    @alfonsoantunez6747 7 лет назад +2

    this is why i loves this channel EVERY TIME you go to PFI you show us some CRAZY CARS!!! keep it coming with the videos 100k soon to come i called it 2 months ago when they where at 3K subs. LOL keep up the good work!

  • @willthacker5182
    @willthacker5182 7 лет назад

    So that rail thing that you said you didn't know what they were for are oil squirters for the rockers. those little holes in the bolts shoot pressurized down onto the rockers so they dont run dry.

  • @csTxSMoKey
    @csTxSMoKey 7 лет назад

    I used the autozone compressor by using pressure pliers to hold the bottom outer clamps in place with the spring so the prongs wont pop out, then used the compressor as it should be. just had to bend and push down on the spring a little once it fully compressed. just bend the inner prongs pushing the spring down a little with pliers. or if it didn't fit like me use a plate with an opening. but in general if the pliers compress the outer clamps the inner part will follow the path its in and compress. I used my lighters magnet for the retainers for some and others just shook the spring around til they fell out

  • @kenithish
    @kenithish 7 лет назад

    I give it 5 years, You two will own your own shop. Please keep up the vids so we can see the progress!

  • @Brock_Landers
    @Brock_Landers 7 лет назад +5

    I usually do this with a 3/8 extension and an oxygen sensor socket...

  • @BayJoua
    @BayJoua 7 лет назад

    Instead of cutting the bottom of the tube completely off, just cut a big enough window and keep the bottom of the tube round. That way you have even pressure all the way around when compressing on the spring and makes it a lot easier to remove the keepers.

  • @cplat__9753
    @cplat__9753 7 лет назад

    nice work, i use a 17mm hex tube (dunno the translation, snap-on?) and a hammer to take off the retaining clips, or with a little bent fork (like an "Y" ) attached to the bench drill to compress the spring (last thing mostly to assemble)

  • @tokairic3925
    @tokairic3925 5 лет назад +1

    Insane to spend all that time making a valve spring compressor - mine was $10 off ebay and has five different sized slotted valve spring fittings.

  • @genore1993
    @genore1993 7 лет назад +2

    Dude i hope you guys can make it big on RUclips to help fund the projects! I WANT TO SEE MOREEE. Great videos dude!

  • @Allaboutactioncc
    @Allaboutactioncc 7 лет назад

    I purchased my spring compressor from Napa Autoparts in Sacramento. it's like a huge C Clamp that only works when the head is off and it makes it so easy! You can literally have all of the springs off in 5 minutes or so lol! Dope invention tho! Oh and the springs are all the same....

  • @olderrol1968
    @olderrol1968 7 лет назад +1

    just got finished wrapping Christmas gifts. about to smash iron press Oates. getting ready to go pick up my 97 EK hatch shell. boostedboiz: on the RUclips Community, I'm going to need your help on this one I'll post a video of who I am, what my knowledge of cars are and what my plans are and hopefully you guys can guide me along the way. also I am open to constructive criticism. LOL

  • @whitecb7coupe176
    @whitecb7coupe176 7 лет назад +2

    hey pro tip when you are putting the valve keepers back in use Vaseline or thick grease to make them stay in place..
    Edit.....
    you don't have to lap the valves by hand you can use a power drill and a hose on the valve stem.

  • @TEAMCREAM_96
    @TEAMCREAM_96 7 лет назад +1

    put the valves in a drill and use sand paper to clean them off and to lap them put a vacuum line on the valve and then put I drill bit in the other end of the line and put it in a drill it will save you a lot of time

  • @purpleracing507
    @purpleracing507 7 лет назад

    nice bit of recycling there, the little clips are called collets, just use some grease and a flat blade screw driver to re-fit the collets.

  • @ImKittyCow
    @ImKittyCow 7 лет назад

    that compressor looks WAY better than that oreillys junk, i had to use one of those swapping springs on my LS and it was the hardest thing i think you can do on an engine PERIOD

  • @LBCvalenz562
    @LBCvalenz562 7 лет назад +43

    Where is that one guy with the turbo CR-X at? I liked him in your videos

    • @HToWnRePPiiN
      @HToWnRePPiiN 7 лет назад +5

      Hayden?

    • @shaneboss5180
      @shaneboss5180 7 лет назад

      LBCvalenz562 I was just thinking that when I watched the intro and saw his rex

    • @LolasaurusYT
      @LolasaurusYT 7 лет назад

      He's probably working on his Rx-7 build. He has a channel btw.

    • @robertcardona2393
      @robertcardona2393 7 лет назад

      What's his youtube

    • @LolasaurusYT
      @LolasaurusYT 7 лет назад +1

      SuicideCRX

  • @natasdaisy
    @natasdaisy 7 лет назад

    on those kind of springs you can just put a socket on the spring top and smack it lightly with a hammer. when the spring compresses the retainers will pop out. cant put them back in this way obviously

  • @MicrowavableStudios
    @MicrowavableStudios 7 лет назад +2

    That's honestly impressive

  • @madbrick923
    @madbrick923 7 лет назад

    So much to learn from these guys!

  • @CoolCentralHub
    @CoolCentralHub 7 лет назад +1

    Can't wait to see the oddessy boosted!

  • @jeffwhite7959
    @jeffwhite7959 7 лет назад

    use a drill on the steam of the valve in the head to lap the seat in. so much faster and better results. just run it on the lowest speed and put a good amount of grinding compound on it.

  • @coolaznking99
    @coolaznking99 7 лет назад

    Nice tool! i used a regular pipe that fits the retainer perfectly and used my body weight to compress the springs. it was surpisly eally easy for installing my skunk2 pro xp valve springs. im sure it will work wonders for d series engines.

  • @PanDynamikz559
    @PanDynamikz559 7 лет назад

    70k+ already? dam! i was here at 2k! 🙌💯👏 good shit boostedboiz! i knew u guys would blow up! potential af. always lookn forward to watchn your new content! thanx for entertaining and teaching us as you go! 🙌💪🙏

  • @PureRinseRecording
    @PureRinseRecording 7 лет назад

    and another trick for lapping the valves. small piece of silicone hose a drill bit and the fine/course compounds. drill bit in drill the silicone hose on the drill bit..... valve in the head with compound on then the silicone hose with drill attached to the top of the valve. dont go mental on speed just go nice and slow and reverse it every so often add more compound as you go simples

  • @bradleykrassoi4903
    @bradleykrassoi4903 7 лет назад

    i used a drill and some fuel line on my valves when i lapped them and it worked perfect looked almost like i paid to have it done

  • @b_swapped_ekmiller6370
    @b_swapped_ekmiller6370 7 лет назад

    make sure to mark your valves when your one I use a blue sharpie on the valve then spin it in the head and make sure it rubs off a even mark on the inside of the head that way you know there lapped good and even and seal

  • @16ValveVtec
    @16ValveVtec 7 лет назад

    use brake cleaner and toothbrush on the valves to clean the soot, dont use a wire wheel. for valve seals i used pliers and gently pulled up on them they popped rite out. to install i used a 9mm or 10mm socket to push down n pop them in.

  • @cryptorage7206
    @cryptorage7206 7 лет назад

    Good creativity with that DIY tool.
    Keep up the good work!

  • @mattahrens4838
    @mattahrens4838 7 лет назад +6

    Gonna send u a painted valve cover for wago off my old d16!

  • @tylerperry4833
    @tylerperry4833 7 лет назад +2

    yoooo that tool was dope lol you could manufacture those for to your Honda buddies lol

  • @TEAMCREAM_96
    @TEAMCREAM_96 7 лет назад

    make sure the cylinders aren't egg shaped it only takes like a .002" difference to make it burn oil or maybe .005.

  • @EloynAmmillio
    @EloynAmmillio 7 лет назад

    I've noticed you're obsessed with the quality of your own welds

  • @jimmasterson7822
    @jimmasterson7822 7 лет назад +1

    those things over the cam are to spray lube on you shaft.

  • @Califormula
    @Califormula 7 лет назад

    thank you for posting videos so often I got to fucking work all day every day and don't have time to work on my own shit at least I get to watch you guys fuck around!

  • @Aleks_Z
    @Aleks_Z 7 лет назад

    I like that Alfa Romeo at PFI, looks good

  • @dmnking
    @dmnking 7 лет назад

    @BoostedBoiz Kyle you're smart as shit. You didn't have the right tool, so you made one with scraps lol. That's why I love these videos bro, they make you look at a problem from a different perspective. Keep up the good work.👍👍👍

  • @dillonhertzog6918
    @dillonhertzog6918 7 лет назад

    that valve remover is awesome you guys always amaze me keep up the good work!!! merry Christmas

  • @EuroTrashLife
    @EuroTrashLife 7 лет назад

    Sick DIY vid, will definately be building something like this in the future

  • @parkerj8650
    @parkerj8650 7 лет назад

    good work. its great to know that there's still people in my generation with their heads screwed on straight. well done you guys

  • @TheChristiondavid
    @TheChristiondavid 7 лет назад

    weld a handle to the piece that sits on the valve keeper to keep it from turning while your forcing the spring down

  • @citifolk
    @citifolk 7 лет назад +1

    well, i know what I am gonna send you guys for xmas. a spring compressor hahaha

  • @beastlierect95
    @beastlierect95 7 лет назад

    dope design I used a magnet, socket and hammer to get those little magnets out

  • @impactajuvenile
    @impactajuvenile 7 лет назад +1

    Merry Christmas Boiz, hope Santa brings and puts a lot of speed parts in your SOHC's... oh, and that Charlie gets some new racing flip flops, if he's been good?

  • @YoungStatic
    @YoungStatic 7 лет назад

    never heard of the hammer and socket technique? one wack with the socket on top the retainer and those keepers will come out.

  • @johnnybee102
    @johnnybee102 7 лет назад

    Easier way to take the valve springs out , grab a 10mm deep socket an a hammer.. put the 10 over the retainers an give it one good hit they pop right out inside the socket so you won't lose them.

  • @HToWnRePPiiN
    @HToWnRePPiiN 7 лет назад

    Best car channel

  • @666pumpkinlord
    @666pumpkinlord 6 лет назад

    great job man really clever for a young guy keep it up youll have a career in the industry ......

  • @timvittetoe6562
    @timvittetoe6562 4 года назад

    Takin em out is easy....just smack the top with a socket and the whole assy pops up just be sure to keep pressure toward the valve to deter the pieces from popping out wild....puttin em back is the pain in the butt. You may be surprized to know that you can actully push them with yur thumbs. Just sorta put the keepers in the anticipated area and start pushing and make your goal to get one of the halves seated...then push the other side down.....theres a million ways ive seen a guy use a hundred pound weight with a 3/4 inch socket welded on it that he had ground a mouse hole in the side of suspended from an electric winch that worked very well. He used a ratchet strap to hold in place a concave piece of a hard but padded knee pad to hold the valves against the port. He could install a row of 8 in about 10 mInutes hed lower that weight on it depressing it then he used needle nosed pliers to manipulate the pre-greased keeper halves onto the stem and the great thing about the winch is it provided a nice and slow action when raising the weight back up allowing the keepers time to seat well....i was impressed they can be frustrating for even the seasoned mechanic due to the many various configurations out there believe me theyre not all near as easy as an old school sbc lol...grab ya one of these new-fangled import heads where the assy is 2" inches down in a tunnel lol...either way any and all of these different video suggestions are welcome im all about if you got a better way by all means i wanna see it i consider myself a good mechanic and will admit that youtube is DEFINETELY one of my greatest resources when i get in a bind....never lose the desire to learn my friends

    • @timvittetoe6562
      @timvittetoe6562 4 года назад

      I saw the same man actually put 2 lengths of oil nylon string up through the valve stem tunnel through the seal and up through the inside of the spring and then come on the outside of the spring at the last coil and tied each string to opposing sides of a steel washer that he seated in top of the spring assembly to which he pulled down with his foot via a hole in the workbench hed leg-press it down and simply drop the wedges in then cut the string. This all taking place while the vakve in place too...he put the oil strings in first then shove the valve stem in, youde think that valve while seated would affect the dynamics of his set up but didnt appear to didnt appear to cut the seal either

  • @natefxpro2973
    @natefxpro2973 7 лет назад +1

    watched a video like a week ago and you guys were at like 68k and now at 72k geeezzz!!!

  • @chrisfletcher4243
    @chrisfletcher4243 7 лет назад +1

    The 'clips' are called Collets

  • @givman2004
    @givman2004 7 лет назад

    simple way is to use a G clamp and an old socket. Cut slot in socket to get to the clip.

  • @kungenwille
    @kungenwille 7 лет назад

    i love your videos, gonna like every single on before i even watch them

  • @randomhero1797
    @randomhero1797 7 лет назад +2

    Watching before school who's with me its 6am

    • @austinwalker79
      @austinwalker79 7 лет назад

      Ratchet EJ8 watching on my first day of break yesterday was out last day before Christmas break

  • @JuanSanchez-fs4lo
    @JuanSanchez-fs4lo 7 лет назад

    been waiting all day

  • @arturo762
    @arturo762 7 лет назад

    Don't use a weird wheel to clean them up. Use something way softer.

  • @JalopyTechnology
    @JalopyTechnology 7 лет назад +1

    Those 'retaining clips' are called valve locks...

  • @ek9_mia752
    @ek9_mia752 7 лет назад

    You guys should have just used a socket with the same diameter as the retainer and just hit it with a hammer on the top of the socket and just put a small magnet inside to catch the keepers from flying all over the place. That's what I did haha but no the less good job👌

  • @MrBiggie1017
    @MrBiggie1017 7 лет назад

    loving the daily videos bros keep it up.

  • @irwingponce6282
    @irwingponce6282 7 лет назад

    you should show how to do the complete vtec swap, like what you need and how to👌

  • @madmovements619
    @madmovements619 7 лет назад

    hey man all you needed were a deep socket, an extension and a hammer and place it ove the retainer and hit it then the clips will fall out.

  • @BrianOfAteionas
    @BrianOfAteionas 7 лет назад

    No offense to the Haggard guys, but how the hell do they have like 10 times more subs that you guys? I'm super glad I found this channel.

  • @millowagrigala6940
    @millowagrigala6940 7 лет назад +10

    Add DIY to the title so you will get more views :P

  • @mnbuilt3398
    @mnbuilt3398 7 лет назад

    just take a socket and sit it.on thenretainer smack it with a hammer it will pop little keepers out then putting it together ise a zip tie on each side of spring 2 zipties then set it in and cit zipties done boom,works good

  • @oloffbergh3615
    @oloffbergh3615 7 лет назад

    You could just take a socket, put it on the retainer plate, and hit it with a hammer, the retainers should just pop out. that's how I did mine back in the day. just don't lose them as thy could go flying. also don't do it on a solid surface under the cylinder you work on or you could bend a valve if you fu#k up. putting them back, use the front of a spanner and a heavy person to press the spring down while someone place the retainers back in.

  • @red2g
    @red2g 2 года назад

    Throwback intro 🥺

  • @jaydenrunsthis
    @jaydenrunsthis 7 лет назад

    loving these vids atm bros, keep it up

  • @skillstacking
    @skillstacking 7 лет назад

    Great work guys. Learned a lot. Keep it up

  • @christophersalinas3686
    @christophersalinas3686 7 лет назад

    love how they do their own DIY's 😂💯

  • @PureRinseRecording
    @PureRinseRecording 7 лет назад

    there is a much better way to do it . get a 17mm socket and a long extension bar. place the 17mm and extension bar on top of the retainer and hit it with a hammer the collets should fall out. to put them back in : get a plastic bag and fold it up a few times. place the collets in the retainer place the plastic on top then the socket/ext either push down on the extension and they should all slip back on to the valve(depending on how hard the springs are you may need to use a hammer. i used this trick on my b18 a few times works a treat and is crazy fast

  • @Jones9798
    @Jones9798 7 лет назад

    how mutch did all the internals cost ??? thanks in avance

  • @fred50659
    @fred50659 7 лет назад +3

    dude just chuck the valves in a drill and use a 1200grit or scotchbrite pad. that will polish them up real nice

  • @carlton8761
    @carlton8761 7 лет назад +2

    Never put a crank on the ground like that. Put it to stand up (upright) Prevent it from warping/bending

    • @edwinbeck456
      @edwinbeck456 6 лет назад

      Thatevo Guy oh hush. It won't hurt it.

  • @olderrol1968
    @olderrol1968 7 лет назад +30

    so I have a theory that I shared with my girlfriend. if you guys can relate let me know. so here we go. so my theory is schooling actually traps the Mind into thinking only one way. with no official schooling you guys are able to think freely and be as creative as your mind allows you without fear

    • @vera7369
      @vera7369 7 лет назад

      Errol Morris I can relate

    • @blakeroyston1656
      @blakeroyston1656 7 лет назад

      True

    • @kidzcannon
      @kidzcannon 7 лет назад

      I dont know if our schools are the same, but i would agree that the whole education ting is so incaged, almost every succesful guy did not acheive their goal because of the knowledge that their school have tought them.

    • @MrAlcmj
      @MrAlcmj 7 лет назад

      you'd like the movie, Accepted

    • @chelsy588
      @chelsy588 7 лет назад +5

      Yeah, this is pretty true. But if you use schooling the correct way, you learn a lot of things and maybe even learn HOW to be more creative and such. Doubled with knowledge, you can achieve a bit more. But that's hardly ever the case.

  • @LamassuSound
    @LamassuSound 7 лет назад

    dude are you just using standard size ACL bearings? are you not doing clearance on anything?

  • @joeandkristen08
    @joeandkristen08 7 лет назад

    can you show the valve lashing part I have never done that and would like to see you do it good vids

  • @shane86lxi43
    @shane86lxi43 7 лет назад

    are you going to upgrade the valve springs to heat treated double valve springs to prevent valve float

  • @misterbulger
    @misterbulger 6 лет назад +1

    Yep I dont think one of those compressors will fit down in my little Geo head. No room! Is there really no good way to do little asian engines? Every valve job I've seen done has some janky way to do this. Yours is the best I've seen though!

  • @iphone202020220
    @iphone202020220 7 лет назад

    Was waiting for the video!

  • @macten7536
    @macten7536 7 лет назад

    awesome vid man keep it up makes me want to start actually working on all my projects lol

  • @BoostedSpeedDemon
    @BoostedSpeedDemon 7 лет назад +4

    called valve keepers

  • @BlackShadow972BEATZ
    @BlackShadow972BEATZ 7 лет назад

    just hammer the retainer with a long socket to put em out.. i do it daily, fastest way

  • @sacredsounds101
    @sacredsounds101 7 лет назад +1

    You guys deserve more subs than haggard garage