Doing 20V valve seals tonight..

Ado Sigal a.sigal at bluewin.ch
Fri Jan 5 18:48:15 EST 2007


Use grease and tweezers to instal the keepers. Stick one in, then turn 
it around to make the space for the other. Wipe it of afterwards.

Good luck,

Ado


Eric Huppert wrote:

>Gents,
>
>Started on my valve seal replacement job tonight... Expect to work on it
>tonight, tomorrow night and probably a couple more! What a major PITA! Don't
>have the right tool to pull the old seal out, so using a small screwdriver
>and splitting the lower band on the seal. NOT the way I like to do things!
>And, can't get a perfect straight shot on the springs, so keepers are a
>major hassle to get back in.
>
>Oh, I also don't have the nifty tool and sleeve shown in the Bentley to
>install the seals... Oiling them up and using a 11mm socket which fits the
>lower sleeve and pushing down onto the guide.
>
>Any words of wisdom? (Other than get the right tools!)
>
>Thanks, Eric
>
>PS: No flaming, I'm not in the mood...waaaaaa
>
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