[SEL] Briggs valve spring tool

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Hi Bruce,
For putting the valves back in, first put on your eye protection, then, put a 
valve spring in your bench vise with about a third exposed.  Compress it 
gently but not quite all the way.  Use a nylon string to pass through the valve 
spring, end to end, and tie it in the compressed mode.  Loosen the vise, turn 
the valve spring half way and repeat.  At this point you have the valve spring 
in the compressed mode, tied by string on each side.  Install, cut string, and 
pull out the string with your needlenose pliers.

Regards,
Ron Carroll
Clearmont, MO
(Where we had RAIN last night.)

In a message dated 8/27/2004 8:31:15 AM Central Standard Time, 
sluggo54 at hotmail.com writes:


> 
> IIRC, it was a whole lot easier coming out than going back in, due to
> having need of a third hand to get the keeper halves in, but my
> memory ain't what it used to be. I think I like the idea of "renting"
> the spring compressor.
> 
> 
> Bruce Younger