I picked up my ported and polished head with built internals that included brand new Crower springs which I was set on using but after deciding to go with some K280s(Deltas version of the Kelford 280s) I said I need to step it up for both piece of mind and necessity. I'm not a big fan of the snap-on version and don't like buying from snap on in general so I looked elsewhere. A while back I saw a WTB ad for this cool ass tool that only used 3 bolts and a cool bracket to swap valve springs retainers seals whatever need be. SO I went searching and found the company Euro Export out of FL that makes it. For only $78 shipped I received the kit in about 3 business days. I bust open the USPS box and this is what was there:
In a nut shell you use the cam tower bolt holes to mount the unit in the elongated holes so you can slid the bracket and the threaded holes on a angle are for the larger bolt with the nipple on the end that pushes against the piece that actually contacts the retainer. Here is the video that shows how it's supposed to work:
YouTube - Valve Spring Compressor Tool by EuroExports
The tool is a beast and I got the job done including taking a break to answer the phone in like an hour begging to end. Two things though I'm not a big fan on with this is the piece that pushes against the retainer should be made out of something stronger because by the end while backing out the long bolt that unit would spin and needed to be held which means that the bolt was digging into it after only one round so I can see that piece needing to be changed out over a long extended use like say if you bought this for a shop that would swap out a good amount of valve spring sets. Second the mounting bolts slightly bend the dowel pins on the cam towers when removing them if your not extra careful. Other than that it's a easy and affective tool. One and a half thumbs up.
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In a nut shell you use the cam tower bolt holes to mount the unit in the elongated holes so you can slid the bracket and the threaded holes on a angle are for the larger bolt with the nipple on the end that pushes against the piece that actually contacts the retainer. Here is the video that shows how it's supposed to work:
YouTube - Valve Spring Compressor Tool by EuroExports
The tool is a beast and I got the job done including taking a break to answer the phone in like an hour begging to end. Two things though I'm not a big fan on with this is the piece that pushes against the retainer should be made out of something stronger because by the end while backing out the long bolt that unit would spin and needed to be held which means that the bolt was digging into it after only one round so I can see that piece needing to be changed out over a long extended use like say if you bought this for a shop that would swap out a good amount of valve spring sets. Second the mounting bolts slightly bend the dowel pins on the cam towers when removing them if your not extra careful. Other than that it's a easy and affective tool. One and a half thumbs up.
