Re: 1951 288 Valve Spring Compressor

Posted by HH56 On 2023/4/22 17:22:08

The keepers are a pair of tapered half round pieces with a protruding section on the inside that fits in a groove on the valve stem. The pair completely surrounds the stem. The hole in the spring seat at the bottom of the springs fits around the narrow end of the keepers so seat pushing against the taper forces the keepers tightly into the stem groove and taper also keeps the seat and spring from sliding off the stem.

Once the spring compressor raises the seat above the keepers they will be free to come off. A small magnet will help grab them. You will inevitably drop some of them so it is advisable to have a rag covering the oil drain holes at the bottom of the valve chamber to prevent the small keepers from falling into the oil pan.