Pulling off valve seals(cant figure it out)

[canucatchdis]

I am worried i might mess up the valve guides if i just yank the old ones off with pliers. Is there a certian tool i should be using to get them off? I actually heated a open end wrench up and bent it at a 90 degree, placed it under the seal and I cant seem to get them off. How have you guys done it?

 

[Defiant]

I am worried i might mess up the valve guides if i just yank the old ones off with pliers.

You won't. The guides are in the head with tons of pressure, and you'd have to just about try to hurt them with pliers. The old ones are liable to be so brittle with age that they'll just tear anyway. You'll find not much is holding them on.

 

[canucatchdis]

The old ones are liable to be so brittle with age that they'll just tear anyway. You'll find not much is holding them on.

That is refering to the valve guide seals right? I realize i wasnt to clear in my first post. I am trying to pull off the valve guide seals. I will take some pictures later. thanks.

 

[Defiant]

Uh.... yeah. WTF

This isn't really an area we can get confused about, is it? There's only one thing that guides a valve, and only one place it has a seal. Sixteeen times.

http://vfaq.com/mods/Valvestem-seals.html

 

[canucatchdis]

Yeah i jsut used some pliers and wiggled the seals off the top of the guides. Thanks for you help.