Best method 22re valve seals

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09-12-2010, 10:34 AM

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Best method 22re valve seals

I am going to do the valve seals on my 22re and wonder what experience others have had doing these. I am going to try the rope trick but has anyone had luck with another way? comp air, rags....

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09-12-2010, 11:06 AM

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09-12-2010, 11:37 AM

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I used the rope trick on a 1.5L tercel engine once: OHC, side mount spark plug to very similar. It worked fine.

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09-12-2010, 11:58 AM

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have the machine shop do it...

...That's the best method I know of

Maybe I can get them to change the oil to.........................

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09-14-2010, 04:52 PM

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Bring the vasoline. Walgreens is running special, btw.

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09-14-2010, 04:53 PM

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Oh, and a real answer......

I've never done the seals myself. So, no help here. Just more sarcasm.....

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09-14-2010, 04:59 PM

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Dang I miss-read this whole thing...

My goof, I thought you said guides not seals...

DEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Yes, run a shoe lace in the spark plug hole and run that piston up to TDC...

Then using a spring compressor remove the valve spring...

Dang, again, my bad...

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09-14-2010, 06:28 PM

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I figured a bit to much green.....1300 posts and that was your bright idea

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Shoe lace eh, never heard of that. That might be easier to handle then the rope.

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09-14-2010, 07:21 PM

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i pulled my head and fubared one of the valves and had a machine shop reseat all the valves with new seals and one new valve for 120 bucks worth it to me that way all the valves seat properly buttt i had it off already too...yeah rope trick sounds worth it

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09-14-2010, 07:29 PM

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The compressed air thing scares me b/c it seems like the slightest movement or loss of seal on the valve and it would fall in.

The shoelace method is cheap, reliable and requires no special tools.

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