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Offline sandblaster

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Cheap Valve Spring Compressor
« on: June 01, 2012, 11:45:52 AM »
How to make a CHEAP valve spring compressor.
Recently we ran into a 2002 HONDA XR400R that we wanted to replace the seals on and didn't have a valve spring compressor.
So, Jason at Dirt Brothers showed us how to make one CHEAP!
Ingredients:
(1) Large C clamp, in this example we used a 7".
(2) swing arm bushings or some pipe .86" OD or there abouts.
Tools:
Bench grinder
Welder
Hack saw.
Total cost about 5 dollars
More pics are available here:
http://www.oem-cycle.com/How%20to%20make%20a%20cheap%20valve%20spring%20compressor.shtml

The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.

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Re: Cheap Valve Spring Compressor
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 01:24:21 PM »
Thats way cool . Thanks for the trick Sandblaster , beats the snot outta having a buddy try'n drop the locks while you push the spring retainer for all you got.
if I only had a pair, I could actually ride this thing

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Re: Cheap Valve Spring Compressor
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2012, 01:32:52 PM »
Thanks.
We used this on a 07 KTM 450 head yesterday and it worked perfectly.
It will be interesting to see how it works on other bikes.
The four stroke engine: That's one stroke for producing power and three for wearing the engine out.