here's the sp tool
http://www.handsontools.com/Schley%2079 ... oogle_base
very nice price
valve spring tool
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perrib
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The SP Tool compressor works great and is made in the USA by some of the pioneers of VW racing. All thier tools are first class.
Here are some of ones I made for T-1 and water cooled 8v and 16v VW heads.
The head gets clamped down to the work bench with a c clamp.
The plate with all the holes is for 8 valves.
It tool a little while to get all thre adapters to work with on handle.
The T style bracket is for 16 V engines.
They take up very little space in the tool box.
Here are some of ones I made for T-1 and water cooled 8v and 16v VW heads.
The head gets clamped down to the work bench with a c clamp.
The plate with all the holes is for 8 valves.
It tool a little while to get all thre adapters to work with on handle.
The T style bracket is for 16 V engines.
They take up very little space in the tool box.
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tencentlife
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Rocky Jennings is making the lever tool that ac.net was renting in the link last page. I think he's selling them for $75, including a fitting for the sparkplug hole. I have one and he did a great job duplicating the original.
I had to work on some springs on my wbx in the van, but unfortunately there isn't enough swing room for that lever tool. Plus, it's hard to hold the lever while working the little keepers while laying on your back, so I wanted something that was more like a press. So I spent half the day and knocked out this:
Had to be sure it would clear the water pipe alongside the left head, so I mocked up a head with plumbing on the bench and made the rack so it would install easily over the top of that pipe:
Crude, but it works great! It's nice to run the spring down with the bolt and then have both hands free to place the keepers, not needing to hurry. Plus I can do the work from above instead of under the car.
I have a cheapo version of that KD 2078 screw compessor that David58 showed. They work OK, but won't work on a dual-spring. The jaw end is only long enough to grab onto the coils of the outer spring. All the wbx's have dual springs, so that one wasn't any good for me.
I had to work on some springs on my wbx in the van, but unfortunately there isn't enough swing room for that lever tool. Plus, it's hard to hold the lever while working the little keepers while laying on your back, so I wanted something that was more like a press. So I spent half the day and knocked out this:
Had to be sure it would clear the water pipe alongside the left head, so I mocked up a head with plumbing on the bench and made the rack so it would install easily over the top of that pipe:
Crude, but it works great! It's nice to run the spring down with the bolt and then have both hands free to place the keepers, not needing to hurry. Plus I can do the work from above instead of under the car.
I have a cheapo version of that KD 2078 screw compessor that David58 showed. They work OK, but won't work on a dual-spring. The jaw end is only long enough to grab onto the coils of the outer spring. All the wbx's have dual springs, so that one wasn't any good for me.
