RB valve spring compressor?

[nissans13240sx]

I need a valve spring compressor, anyone know what type I need? If you have the Snap On part number that would be awesome. Thanks for your time.

[Rare_f8]

I guessed I am too cheap, I used a normal compressor with a large enough socket and a magnet pen.

[nissans13240sx]

I was going to do that but I wanted to make it easier to put back together.

[Bluefire]

this style worked the best for me

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog...talog

[placham]

It depends if your pulling the head off. But I assume your leaving it on the car and are going to do it with filling cylinder with compressed air, right?

Well I have my Snap-on catalog here and only see 3 different ones part number follows# ya3271, vst100, and as posted ya9140a which is the one I would use. Because I dont get how the first 2 work, and the 3rd one works by pivot/compressing spring. and price in my other catalog only show for vst100 which is $39.95.

Go on to Snap-on website http://www.snapon.com/ and use my part numbers and you'll see what I'm talking about and also you get prices there too.

And if your doing with head off, than I would buy some generic one, its a big c-clamp looking compressor and you dont need a fancy one unless its only like $15-10 difference. Snap-on part numbers for this type are, cf811b, cf19b, cf700b which is air operated. And the difference between first 2 is the jaw size that compresses spring retainer. Then just use magnet to catch the valve keepers so you dont drop them, and be "$hit"

Let us know how it goes for you. My Tomei springs came in still waiting for cam gears and the I'll have to put all those parts to work.



Modified by placham at 4:31 AM 7/9/2009

[Darius]

placham, that one definitely will not work because you can't get the hooks around the side of the spring since it is a cam-on-bucket design.

http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=274799

The ya9140a that Bluefire posted will work, but I'd never pay $137 for a valve spring compressor. The one listed in the above thread is around $40 if I remember correctly. Only catch is that you need to have the head off in order to use it. the ya9140a can be used without removing the head, while pressurizing the cylinder with compressed air.

[240daveTX]

[Carl H]

that snap on tool sucks, a friend of mine loaned me his for when i did my vh's seals and it was SO much of a headache to use.

this is the tool you want to use...much easier to use than the snap on one.
http://www.toyotool.com/

[Darius]

CarlH that video gave me a stage 3 boner!! I remembered you mentioning that tool several times before, but never linked to it. Next time around, I'm definitely getting one. I hated struggling with those little keepers and a pair of tweezers.

[placham]

Darius I posted that ya9140a part number too .

Agreed those (snap-on and alike as I posted above) aren't the best tools on the market for what we need. So which one is better the one you posted or Carls'. They both seem alike, just different design. And where would one pick one up at? Both videos were good, gives me a piece of mind that, its doable on the car. Because I was iffy, when I thought about it. Worst case scenario dropping valve into cylinder.

See the tool Carl posted is direct like to tools web site, and is available there.
And by the way they have 6mm and 8mm tool which on would work on RB's. And I see they have one for the 4AGE 20v motor (ae92 corolla with BLk top 4AGE, 4 ITB's )


Modified by placham at 2:00 PM 7/9/2009

[Carl H]

used both and the snapon tool is weaksauce compared to the valve master...its amazing how well that tool works.
iirc the normal toyota one will work on the 20 head...my buddy is a supra guy himself and he bought one for his shop use and personal use.
whatever fits the supra head works on the 20 head, it will not work on the vh head as it has significantly larger valve stem diamaters.

[cdorhout]

My wife would have bought that tool for me in a second had I known about it. I made her put the valve retainers in while I compressed the springs since she has small fingers.

She hated it, especially when we did it a second time.

[nissans13240sx]

Thanks for all the great info guys. I have the head off so I will probably order the tool carlh linked to. Thanks again.

[Carl H]

pretty forgiving wife you have...i know when i was doing my stem seals it required me either a) standing on the engine (quite literally) or b)slapping the tool with a rubber mallet to pop the retainers out.
stupid tomei springs.

[DrifterProdigy85]

Would the tool above work on my SR20 head? Sorry i know its a RB forum but i have RB25 and SR20 so it would be nice to have one tool for both heads.

[placham]

pretty forgiving wife you have...i know when i was doing my stem seals it required me either a) standing on the engine (quite literally) or b)slapping the tool with a rubber mallet to pop the retainers out.
stupid tomei springs.

Seems to me like were going to be running same valve springs Tomei FTMFW

Are Tomei springs hard to compress Carl?

[Carl H]

the valve master tool will work on an sr head, infact its incredibly easy to use on an sr head (booo rocker arms) due to the design.

placham - you have no idea.

[Bluefire]

I've tried the toyo tool one, and it ain't as easy as the video makes it seem. Especially if your trying to install some heavy duty or even worse double valve springs.

I'm a little biased though. I've been using the snap-on tool for years now, and can finish an SR head in about 10min. So I didn't really have the patience to practice and get faster using the toyo tool...