Valve lash adjustment
This was post 19. Why didn't Mike acknowledge this post?
If you noticed, he took our opinions / advice and DID do this diy. Something I'm not sure he would have done otherwise. 
And if you didn't notice, ANOTHER member has benefited from the thread as countless others have just from reading an interesting diagnosis. So if he took your advice, the rest of this thread wouldn't be here for the benefit of others.
And if you didn't notice, ANOTHER member has benefited from the thread as countless others have just from reading an interesting diagnosis. So if he took your advice, the rest of this thread wouldn't be here for the benefit of others.
The retainer is intact. I cant beleive it, but it is. We are going to charge the cylinder with air. We have a tool to do this with, but have to make an extension so it will go deep enough.
It isnt buttoned up yet. I'm waiting for a spring. A spring... Should I change the whole set while I have it apart. It makes me nervous installing one new spring. Advice?
It isnt buttoned up yet. I'm waiting for a spring. A spring... Should I change the whole set while I have it apart. It makes me nervous installing one new spring. Advice?
did you bother to read the link or just look at the picture you copied?
The retainer is intact. I cant beleive it, but it is. We are going to charge the cylinder with air. We have a tool to do this with, but have to make an extension so it will go deep enough.
It isnt buttoned up yet. I'm waiting for a spring. A spring... Should I change the whole set while I have it apart. It makes me nervous installing one new spring. Advice?
It isnt buttoned up yet. I'm waiting for a spring. A spring... Should I change the whole set while I have it apart. It makes me nervous installing one new spring. Advice?
Yup. Since you're the one that suggested it as a direct reply to the problem of keeping the valve up, I assume YOU have the answer.
If you want to squabble about it, it will have to be another time Ive been busy today (and still am)
I figured your question wasnt even legit because I know you have zero interests in ever removing a valve spring so I dont even know why I bothered to provide you with the source maybe someone else will find it helpful without the myriad of banter that you seem to thrive on.
Exactly how is that a solution? The problem addressed wasn't being able to access the little retainers, it was how to keep the valve from dropping down.
Does this little tool help? Yeah sure. Does it address the specific problem of keeping the valve up during the process? Not from what I see. But I'm sure you can explain it.
BTW. The tool is USED for valve spring replacement. From what I read, it doesn't specifically STATE it has the ability to keep the valve up during the process. Only that it gives the user the benefit of having both hands to grab the retainers that hold the valve spring top assembly in place. BUT I could certainly be incorrect.
Does this little tool help? Yeah sure. Does it address the specific problem of keeping the valve up during the process? Not from what I see. But I'm sure you can explain it.
BTW. The tool is USED for valve spring replacement. From what I read, it doesn't specifically STATE it has the ability to keep the valve up during the process. Only that it gives the user the benefit of having both hands to grab the retainers that hold the valve spring top assembly in place. BUT I could certainly be incorrect.
Last edited by Jeff92se; Apr 21, 2009 at 08:43 PM.
Jeff, post #85 answered your initial question. And I dont even know why I bothered with that
I really dont have time to waste on you anymore Dave is already on ignore
Re-read post 85 (it has your question and answer all in one post) anything beyond that is of no interest to me whatsoever.
Re-read post 85 (it has your question and answer all in one post) anything beyond that is of no interest to me whatsoever.
Post #85 was just a link to the tool. Which was "apparently" a reply to the question of keeping the valve spring up. Which TO ME, this tool does not do. Which is why I'm asking YOU to explain how it accomplishes that. Because I don't see it.
So no, it answers absolutely nothing regarding the specific problem of keeping the valve from dropping into the cylinder. But I could be wrong. Maybe it DOES keep the valve from dropping. I just need someone to explain how this tool does that. Are you the one to do that? Apparently not.
Here is the ENTIRE question: Answering a snippet of a question doesn't answer anything. Nor does it do anyone any good.
If that tool allows one to perform the procedure w/o removing the head, then you should be able to answer how it resolves the problem of keeping the valve from dropping. Because I don't see how one could do this procedure W/O addressing this. Correct?
So no, it answers absolutely nothing regarding the specific problem of keeping the valve from dropping into the cylinder. But I could be wrong. Maybe it DOES keep the valve from dropping. I just need someone to explain how this tool does that. Are you the one to do that? Apparently not.
Here is the ENTIRE question: Answering a snippet of a question doesn't answer anything. Nor does it do anyone any good.
The question now is "how to you replace the spring w/o having to remove the head. Hopefully you can use some type of compressed air or something to keep the valve up while you replace the spring. Hell replacing the spring might be easier than finding the right bucket shim size.
Last edited by Jeff92se; Apr 22, 2009 at 02:02 PM.
50-75psi of air in the cylinder keeps the valve closed (in the up position therefore not allowing it to drop down)
(if you bothered to read the link it would have answered your question but you like to play games instead).
Your primary question had nothing to do with the valve not dropping in you were concerned about not being able to remove the spring with the heads bolted on. Thats why I linked the source for you.
Jeff your games take too much of my time. You will never be doing this project anyway so stop with your futile garble.
Your primary question had nothing to do with the valve not dropping in you were concerned about not being able to remove the spring with the heads bolted on. Thats why I linked the source for you.
Jeff your games take too much of my time. You will never be doing this project anyway so stop with your futile garble.
Jeff,
Here's the instructions for the JWT valve spring removal tool on a VQ35. To answer your question, you use air to keep the valve up. It's quite a nice tool.
http://www.jimwolftechnology.com/wol...MOVER_INST.pdf
Here's the instructions for the JWT valve spring removal tool on a VQ35. To answer your question, you use air to keep the valve up. It's quite a nice tool.
http://www.jimwolftechnology.com/wol...MOVER_INST.pdf