Day 2 of 2hr project. On first valve spring...still!
77 FJ40
90k miles on original 2F.
Burning oil on longer trips so I decided to replace the valve stem seals.
Easy job. Takes a few minutes to change the seal and a WHOLE day...maybe exaggerated...to get the second keeper back on.
It seems so simple but the very first valve is laughing at me. I can get the first keeper on no problem and have it compressed to where it shouldn't be an issue to get the second one on.
I gave the spring compressor tool one more crank and it exploded and I stopped for the night.
Looking for sympathy and tips. I just have cave man tools and no fabrication skills to make some one off miracle tool.
Usually I pick up the BFH at this point but it isn't applicable.
Thanks
Mark
77 FJ40
90k miles on original 2F.
Burning oil on longer trips so I decided to replace the valve stem seals.
Easy job. Takes a few minutes to change the seal and a WHOLE day...maybe exaggerated...to get the second keeper back on.
It seems so simple but the very first valve is laughing at me. I can get the first keeper on no problem and have it compressed to where it shouldn't be an issue to get the second one on.
I gave the spring compressor tool one more crank and it exploded and I stopped for the night.
Looking for sympathy and tips. I just have cave man tools and no fabrication skills to make some one off miracle tool.
Usually I pick up the BFH at this point but it isn't applicable.
Thanks
Mark