I've gone to the trouble of replacing my transaxel after having the bug off
the road for four years. I was commuting daily for about a year before the
tranny failed. (70 mi round trip)
So imagine my surprise to discover when adjusting the valves that one of my
valve stems is below the valve spring
Hey Dean. Wow, that is really strange. Any chance someone 'liberated' the
keepers from that valve sometime in the 4 years after the transmission
failed? Here is a thread from thesamba about the air compressor tool:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=466412
Can't wait to hear the
Also, where would I be likely to find a valve spring compressor tool to use
with heads on engine, engine in car. I can find pictures but none to buy,
borrow, or steal.
On Mar 28, 2013 6:32 PM, John Sroka john.at...@gmail.com wrote:
Hey Dean. Wow, that is really strange. Any chance someone
Dean,
I am still a little confused...bear with me.
From your description it sounds like the valve must still be
retained...if it wasn't, the large round part that the retainers hold
down against the presure of the spring and the spring would be laying on
the bottom of the valve cover or
The valve will try to push back into the cylinder, if you push down on
the spring to reinstall the valve keepers with a special valve
compressor for use when the head is still installed. Some folks use an
air compressor applying pressure thru a special air hose adapter through
the sparkplug
Dean - never done one on-the-car. Can anyone recommend an affordable or
makeable tool? The one on the Samba thread looks pricey.
This is really interesting. Can you upload a few snapshots?
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On 3/28/2013 9:01 PM, John Sroka wrote:
Dean -- never done one on-the-car.Can anyone recommend an affordable
or makeable tool?The one on the Samba thread looks pricey.
This is
