DIY valve spring compressor bench

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  • Thuppu
    S2Forum Freak
    • Sep 2010
    • 4115
    • Country: Finland

    #1

    DIY valve spring compressor bench

    So I always hated the cylinder head valve pring jobs. Then I saw a pic of a compressor bench and remember a odd tool my pops gave me some time ago. I was planning to do some kind of light press tool out of it. It's a old paint can tool, popably it was designed to close the paint can top cover in paint stores.

    I removed the cover pressure plate and made a movable table on the lover part, big enough for a AAN head. It's fully adjustable in every direction. You can tighten the cam so the spring pressure doesn't lift it up when you relese the cam. Tadaa, here is a valve spring compressor bench. It's almost fun to remove valves and springs with this now.






























    It looks almost like this factory made bench.

    Last edited by Thuppu; 26 June 2013, 16:15.

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  • Thuppu
    S2Forum Freak
    • Sep 2010
    • 4115
    • Country: Finland

    #2
    And one pic of the ghetto valve job...


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    Audi 80q B4 Sedan 2.2 20vt - Daily user
    BMW 320d Touring e91 M-Sport - Daily user
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    • europeanme
      S2Forum Possessed
      • Oct 2005
      • 3817
      • Country: United Kingdom

      #3
      am I missing something Thomas.....
      why is your head off?

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      • Thuppu
        S2Forum Freak
        • Sep 2010
        • 4115
        • Country: Finland

        #4
        Ooh, I was thinking what you mean Mike, how is my head of, but then I realised that you mean the engine cylinder head.

        Like I told in my project thread, the valvejob was **** in my head. Burnt a valve twice. It was made for a N/A engine. Too narrow contact surface between the valves and seat rings, like 1mm. It doesn't hold up in a turbo engine. This is my spare head, and all valves are stock.

        Audi UrS4 Avant 2.5 20vt - twincharged - Project
        Audi 80q B4 Sedan 2.2 20vt - Daily user
        BMW 320d Touring e91 M-Sport - Daily user
        BMW 740iA e38 - Project

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        • A1QSHIP
          S2Forum Maniac
          • Aug 2004
          • 975
          • Country: United States

          #5
          Always like to see unused or obsolete equipment re-purposed. Nice one there.
          "Nulla tenaci invia est via"

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          • spink
            S2Forum Freak
            • Jul 2003
            • 4382
            • Country: England

            #6
            Nice work

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            • Error404
              Super Moderator
              • Mar 2007
              • 19789
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              Thomas that is great
              Panthero Coupé quattro 20vt
              Indigo ABY coupé
              Imola B6 S4 Avant

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              • andy10v
                S2Forum Zealot
                • Mar 2009
                • 5996
                • Country: Scotland

                #8
                Awesome, love it!
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                Sold ABY-stock

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                • bunyoch
                  S2Forum Enthusiast
                  • Aug 2009
                  • 110
                  • Country: Scotland

                  #9
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