Dual Valve spring compressor tool

[Stephen115]

Anyone have any home remedies for installing these bad boys? C-clamp isn't doing it for me and I'd rather not spend the money for the tool.

 

[mteezey]

If you have an Oriellys auto parts near you they rent them out you just put deposit of cost of tool. Without a tool you can take the spring and put it in a vise to compress and tie the strongest thinnest wire you can find around/through it(I would usually tie one on each side). Cable wire works good.

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[Stephen115]

If you have an Oriellys auto parts near you they rent them out you just put deposit of cost of tool. Without a tool you can take the spring and put it in a vise to compress and tie the strongest thinnest wire you can find around/through it(I would usually tie one on each side). Cable wire works good.

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Matter a fact I work at O'reilly's. The only tool we have is the giant c-clamp, which is what I have. I never thought about compressing it and tying it together. Thanks!:thumbsup:

 

[125ccCrazy]

I fabbed my own from a cheap C clamp and a piece of flatstock...if you have a drill, a file and welder you could have one made in a half hour..

 

[Prowler08]

In Canada we have a place called Princess Auto...just like your Harbour Fright...
I believe they sell a couple different kinds and one is for a small engines...with a hand grip compressor...it is only $30.00 on sale for $20.00... I sure you can get one in the US cheaper...
Good investment...

 

[suicidal4life]

I made one similar to this using a cheap harbor freight vise grip and some scrap metal I had laying around.

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[mteezey]

Are you putting the dual springs on a flattie or ohv motor? This makes a big difference for which tool to use. If oriellys doesn't rent the tool you can for sure order it that's where I get all my oddball tools. I'll take a pic of the compressors I have once I can get out to the garage if that helps

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[Stephen115]

Are you putting the dual springs on a flattie or ohv motor? This makes a big difference for which tool to use. If oriellys doesn't rent the tool you can for sure order it that's where I get all my oddball tools. I'll take a pic of the compressors I have once I can get out to the garage if that helps

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OHV, anything will help.

 

[mteezey]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/social/...Product/ref=cm_sw_aw_do_sp?uuid=zvSIsb04FDBF0 this is the style u want. Lisle makes one similar you can have orielLys order for you it's same price. I guess I only have the one for flatheads that I also got from oriellys. Here's a pic of that in case u ever need it.

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[Stephen115]

Thank you