Valve stem seal installation tool
#1
Valve stem seal installation tool
So after watching a few videos of people installing valve stem seals on their Miatas with the head still on, I noticed a few people use this () tool.
However in the Amazon reviews, one reviewer states that the tool is too big to fit in the Miata head.
Has anyone tried using/used this tool to remove their keepers?
However in the Amazon reviews, one reviewer states that the tool is too big to fit in the Miata head.
Has anyone tried using/used this tool to remove their keepers?
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I Have the Lisle 36050 tool. Got it from amazon too. It works a treat.
Removing the keepers was the easy part. Replacing them was directly proportional to the amount of movement in the valve. some of them first go.....whenthere was no movment.
others took a few goes. as well as repostioning the rope to make sure there is minimum amount of movement in the valve.
I also lost grip on one valve & it threw the tool into the bonnet & ended up on the garage floor. Thankfully the magnet is super strong & had the keepers still inside the tool. but the retaining plate for the spring had disappeared.....eventually found. LOL
Removing the keepers was the easy part. Replacing them was directly proportional to the amount of movement in the valve. some of them first go.....whenthere was no movment.
others took a few goes. as well as repostioning the rope to make sure there is minimum amount of movement in the valve.
I also lost grip on one valve & it threw the tool into the bonnet & ended up on the garage floor. Thankfully the magnet is super strong & had the keepers still inside the tool. but the retaining plate for the spring had disappeared.....eventually found. LOL