The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Head work- dissasembly, reassembly questions.

posted by  rstarkie on  Fri Aug 31 20:11 CST 2012
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Fri Oct 24 10:14 CST 2014
[RELATED]

You need a valve spring compressor to remove the valves. People have posted about using an altered C clamp, but a valve spring compressor is quicker and easier.

I works by holding the valve closed while compressing the spring. You can then remove the two keepers and slowly release the compressed spring. Keep the components for each valve assembly together to be reinstalled. Don't mix components from one valve to another.

Be careful installing the cam. I always start with the cam in a position where the lobes on #1 allow both valves on that cylinder to be closed.

Just get the nuts started on all the bearing caps and then give each nut a full turn in sequence. This brings the cam into position more or less equally along it length. Bringing it down too much in one place can put a lot of stress on the camshaft and it is possible to actually break it.

Randy






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.