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Author:  Dugr [ Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Head reassembly
Ok guru's I need a hand.

When reassembling a slant cylinder head is there any trick, or has anyone create a fixture to hold the head at a good angle so you can access it with a valve spring compressor (c-clamp style)? I am struggling, and figure there has to be a better way/trick to it
Author:  NEVjr [ Fri Jan 06, 2017 4:43 pm ]
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I haven't tried a slant head yet, but at the shop i worked at had a few home made stands for heads. they were made from old pushrods and pieces of angle iron. they looked sorta like this:
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they had more angle on the posts and they had a washer to hold the head up at height
Author:  Pompis [ Fri Jan 06, 2017 6:14 pm ]
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This is what I did with some scrap wood. Works great for removing valve springs.
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Author:  DusterIdiot [ Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:23 pm ]
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This is what I did with some scrap wood. Works great for removing valve springs.
That's what I use on the bench when putting everything together!

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Author:  Doctor Dodge [ Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:57 am ]
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I have a few home-made stands but to be honest, many times I just stand the head on it's end, to remove / install the valve springs.
( there are a couple of machined flats on the back-end so the head stands-up straight when on a hard & flat surface)
DD
Author:  Old6rodder [ Sat Jan 07, 2017 10:54 am ]
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Same thing with the 2x4s, but I just use'em loose, as cribbing.
I keep a supply of'em, for a variety of cribbing uses.
Author:  Dugr [ Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:18 am ]
Post subject:  Thanks
I was becoming frustrated, but have tried standing it on end, and it seems to be the handiest. Thanks guys
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