09-01-2019, 11:18 PM
(09-01-2019, 11:10 PM)JonE Wrote: trying to remove valves, and the little Austin tool managed one but I notice the screw thread isn't completely parallel to valve stem, and is difficult to screw down once tension starts.
Is there anything I'm doing wrong, or do the tools distort over time and thus become ineffective?
It is collets on this one... is there something I am meant to do in prep before putting the tool end on to the end of the valve spring holder thing?
thanks
With the passage of time the collets can become quite firmly stuck in the retainer.
Apply some initial pressure, then tap the lower section of the tool adjacent to the retainer
which in most cases assist the retainer to come away.