Can the valve seals be reused to another head?

[Nikolay_Ruskov]

Can the valve seals be reused to another head?
they got like 10k on it...
they are SUPERTECH VALVE STEM SEALS

 

[Misterbeechy]

you can be of judgement.. i mean do they look like they can be reused?. clean them up... or see how much they go for brand new.. just dont half-a$$ a job but good luck bro.

 

[El Cuervo]

Why would you want to re-use valve stem seals??
Anyways, to answer your question. No. you can't. They are a 1 time use. Once you install a valve stem seal. Thats it. If you try to remove it. It will tear you. Imagine a fishing hook. The valve guide where that valve stem seal is seated is the fishing hook. The valve stem seal is the fishes pallard. What happens when you unhook a fish? Pallard (roof of mouth or top of mouth) gets slightly ripped off. This the same way with a valve stem seal. Once you install them, thats it. When you remove a valve stem seal, its to be replaced with a new one.

 

[Nikolay_Ruskov]

they are like 40$ new.....i know they are good because i used them...i took them off from my other head
i just didnt know if they can work good after i took them out once from the head..

 

[BogusSVO]

no do not reuse them removing them will distort them where they press down on the guide

check the supporting vendors I have seen then for $13.00

any viton blue seal will work just fine

 

[El Cuervo]

Honestly, I don't think that they are any different from ferreras, blues, oem, toplines. They are just there to seal the gap between the valve stem and the guide. If I were in your shoes, I would replace them with some new ones. I am sure that some new toplines or blues would have a better seal than your used supertech ones. They are already whored out from baing used.

 

[Nikolay_Ruskov]

ok thanks ...i bought new one ']]