boowalawala Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 Hi everyone, I'm trying to strip a K series EU2 engine at the moment and have run across a problem, how do you remove valves and valve springs, do I need to compress the spring and therefore need to buy a valve spring compressor? or am I just being daft? Thanks a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miraz Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 You will need a valve spring compressor in order to be able to remove the collets that are holding the valve onto the spring retainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boowalawala Posted March 3, 2003 Author Share Posted March 3, 2003 most grateful, assumed I was just being daft and didn't like to attack it with a screwdriver just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterS Posted March 3, 2003 Share Posted March 3, 2003 If you're used to old fashioned sized collets, beware. The K series has tiny bits of spring metal for collets, which can ping off in all directions. This is particularly a problem (I understand) when reassembling. Someone is kindly doing this for me at the moment. I was gobsmacked at how different the innards of a K series are compared with our previous SuperSprint. Makes one afraid of what is happening when the engine is zinging along at max revs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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