Ques? about valve seals
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28/1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 tpi/350tpi
Transmission: 700r4
Ques? about valve seals
I am looking to replace the valve seals on my 85 tpi motor pretty quick and just wanted to see hom many others have done it and if it was fairly easy or hard. I am pretty sure that i will have no real problems w/ it but just offer some info or suggestions.
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Well, this topic has been covered about a zillion times, a search on the general board should give you all the info you need....
Other than what you will find on your search, make sure you use a quality spring compressor, stay away from the cheapo ones
Other than what you will find on your search, make sure you use a quality spring compressor, stay away from the cheapo ones
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very easy if you're mechanically inclined.
Pull off the valve covers
Yank off the rocker arms.
Get an air chuck and thread it into the spark plug hole and hook it up to your air compressor. This will stop the valve from falling into the cylinder when you take the spring off.
Using a good spring compressor, compress the valve spring and use a magnet to pick up the valve locks. Remove the valve spring.
Just pull the old seals off and throw them as far into the woods as you can.
Press on the new seals ( Hopefully you sprung the extra $$ for the good Viton* seals) using a socket and a rubber mallet to tap them onto the valve guides.
Replace the spring and keepers.
Move onto the next cylinder and repeat 7 times (or is it 14? )
Replace the rocker arms. DON"T FORGET TO ADJUST THE ROCKERS!!!!!
Replace the valve covers and you're ready to roll!
HTH,
Tony
Pull off the valve covers
Yank off the rocker arms.
Get an air chuck and thread it into the spark plug hole and hook it up to your air compressor. This will stop the valve from falling into the cylinder when you take the spring off.
Using a good spring compressor, compress the valve spring and use a magnet to pick up the valve locks. Remove the valve spring.
Just pull the old seals off and throw them as far into the woods as you can.
Press on the new seals ( Hopefully you sprung the extra $$ for the good Viton* seals) using a socket and a rubber mallet to tap them onto the valve guides.
Replace the spring and keepers.
Move onto the next cylinder and repeat 7 times (or is it 14? )
Replace the rocker arms. DON"T FORGET TO ADJUST THE ROCKERS!!!!!
Replace the valve covers and you're ready to roll!
HTH,
Tony
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28/1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 tpi/350tpi
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Thanks for the info. I have been around here long enough to know to do a search first and did not come up w/ all the info I wanted so I posted!
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Car: 1985 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: 355 with stuffs.
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 4.10 Posi
one thing you want to do... if you do get the viton seals, soak the 'umbrella' part in warm/hot water before you press them on. It will make them a little more pliable before you press them on to the valve stem. Trust me, you don't want to crack them ( I just put new ones on my v8).
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z28/1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 tpi/350tpi
Transmission: 700r4
Thanks for the info I am looking to do it real soon and will keep this stuff in mind. Mine blows so smoke on start-ups and am hoping to cure this problem w/ replacing them. I am doing this and some other fix-ups/tune-ups till i get my hands on the lt1/t-56 set-up.
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Car: 1985 Pontiac Trans Am
Engine: 355 with stuffs.
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 4.10 Posi
Originally posted by c4boom
i would clean the valve stems befor i put the new seals on
i would clean the valve stems befor i put the new seals on
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