Hi Mark:
Thanks for your note. I have tried it numerous times without success, but
perhaps I wasn't giving it the old college try. I'm not sure I understand
the theory of how the plunger works. If the end of the valve stem hits the
clip(s) and pushes it(them) up, the tip on the plunger will retract somewhat
to take up the now displaced clip(s) - while still pushing on the clip(s)
laterally to force it(them) out to the inside of the retainer hole - is that
right?
"Mark Olson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Shaw wrote:
>> Has anyone used a plunger style valve keeper removal/installation tool on
>> a DOHC motorcycle engine? Using the tool to remove the keepers is a snap
>> (easier than that actually) but putting them back in doesn't seem to work
>> as advertized. It seems to me that in order for the tool to work, the
>> keepers have to slide, ever so slightly over the end of the valve before
>> using the tool. On my bike, the spring sticks up so much that when the
>> keepers are inserted into the retainer, and the retainer is placed on top
>> of the spring, the keepers are above the top of the valve. No matter how
>> much I push, the keepers aren't going to 'open up' and fit around the
>> valve stem head before sliding along the valve to the retainer groove.
>> Or am I not getting something?
>
> When the keepers hit the top of the valve there is nothing to keep them
> from sliding up in the retainer. Just try it.
>
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