Lordgufi
Well-Known Member
You will need a couple tools for the installation.
Valve spring compressor - I rented one from Autozone, the generic 2 prong type with T handle or Wheel will work
Some type of magnet - I used a screwdriver with a magnetic tip
large socket - Used to ensure that the new valve stem seals seat all the way to the bottom of the well
I did this entire swap on a set of heads that were already out of a car. As I am doing a PI swap on my 98 gt.
grab your valve spring compressor and get it as low as possible on the springs, this is important because if its not you absolutly will not be able to get the keepers out of the retainers.
Note: If you cannot get the retainer to separate from the keepers you can try using more force downward on the compressor ( about half the time this will work ) Other wise you can be preventative and use a socket and small hammer on the retainers, this breaks the oil seal thats formed over time.
Now once you have the spring compressed far enough to where the keepers are lose push down on the compressor ( i was not able to get enough room to j
ust be able to pull them out ) and use your magnet to remove the keepers. This is time consuming so dont get frustrated.
Thats it for removal. just repeat for the other 7 valves. the end intake valves have Much less room because of the cam bearing towers but it Can be done!
Installation of the trick flow springs is much easier than removing the stockers. you are able to bite much farther down on the uninstalled spring vs the stocker because of coil separation/count.
Installation is pretty much reverse of removal with the exception that the trick flow springs come with a spacer thats inserted over the valve stem seal.
compress the spring in your hand some and get a good bite, i did not fully compress the spring in hand for fear that the spring would fly across my garage. I instead got the bite and slid the spring over the stem.
Note: If the stem does not stay in place all the way up in the seated position you will need to place something soft under it to ensure that it does.
During installation i had enough compression on the spring to where the keepers were nearly laying out of the socket for them to be held in and just slowly decompressed the spring ensuring that the keepers didn't fall out of place.
Over all Pretty easy. repeat on the rest of the valves.
Valve spring compressor - I rented one from Autozone, the generic 2 prong type with T handle or Wheel will work
Some type of magnet - I used a screwdriver with a magnetic tip
large socket - Used to ensure that the new valve stem seals seat all the way to the bottom of the well
I did this entire swap on a set of heads that were already out of a car. As I am doing a PI swap on my 98 gt.
grab your valve spring compressor and get it as low as possible on the springs, this is important because if its not you absolutly will not be able to get the keepers out of the retainers.
Note: If you cannot get the retainer to separate from the keepers you can try using more force downward on the compressor ( about half the time this will work ) Other wise you can be preventative and use a socket and small hammer on the retainers, this breaks the oil seal thats formed over time.
Now once you have the spring compressed far enough to where the keepers are lose push down on the compressor ( i was not able to get enough room to j
ust be able to pull them out ) and use your magnet to remove the keepers. This is time consuming so dont get frustrated.
Thats it for removal. just repeat for the other 7 valves. the end intake valves have Much less room because of the cam bearing towers but it Can be done!
Installation of the trick flow springs is much easier than removing the stockers. you are able to bite much farther down on the uninstalled spring vs the stocker because of coil separation/count.
Installation is pretty much reverse of removal with the exception that the trick flow springs come with a spacer thats inserted over the valve stem seal.
compress the spring in your hand some and get a good bite, i did not fully compress the spring in hand for fear that the spring would fly across my garage. I instead got the bite and slid the spring over the stem.
Note: If the stem does not stay in place all the way up in the seated position you will need to place something soft under it to ensure that it does.
During installation i had enough compression on the spring to where the keepers were nearly laying out of the socket for them to be held in and just slowly decompressed the spring ensuring that the keepers didn't fall out of place.
Over all Pretty easy. repeat on the rest of the valves.
