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I need a valve spring compresser that will work with my 3VZE. I can't find one that doesn't contact the lifter bore. Can someone chime in and tell me what they use/where they got it. Thx!
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I need a valve spring compresser that will work with my 3VZE. I can't find one that doesn't contact the lifter bore. Can someone chime in and tell me what they use/where they got it. Thx!
....or to rebuild the heads?
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That won't work - at least I don't think it will. That type needs to be able to grab the sping, which is down in the lifter bore. For the 3zve I need one that looks like a big c-clamp. I found a Craftsman that was close but the end that depresses the spring was too big.
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That won't work - at least I don't think it will. That type needs to be able to grab the sping, which is down in the lifter bore. For the 3zve I need one that looks like a big c-clamp. I found a Craftsman that was close but the end that depresses the spring was too big.
That is why I asked what you were trying to do with the head:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2467159106
See how it has a large and a small end to it?
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A Toyota mechanic friend of mine let me copy his tool design for my Supra w/5MGE. It's a triangular piece of steel, with an access hole in the middle, and a couple other holes in it.
First, I put shop air in the spark plug hol to keep the valves shut, after the cams were removed, you bolt the tool down on the spring using the holes where the cam was bolted down, and when tightened, it would compress the spring, the remove the valve spring keepers, then loosen the tension, and remove the spring.
I used this method when I changed the valve-stem oil seals. I don't know if it'll work with the 3VZE, but I thought I'd throw out the possible option.
First, I put shop air in the spark plug hol to keep the valves shut, after the cams were removed, you bolt the tool down on the spring using the holes where the cam was bolted down, and when tightened, it would compress the spring, the remove the valve spring keepers, then loosen the tension, and remove the spring.
I used this method when I changed the valve-stem oil seals. I don't know if it'll work with the 3VZE, but I thought I'd throw out the possible option.
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