Desperate for some help!!

[mailer555]

can anyone help me out! I ordered a valve spring compressor for doing my springs in place on my LS2 vxr8, it should have arrived by now but I've just been told it wont arrive until Tuesday now. it's not the fault of the person who I ordered it from as it's out of his control as well. my problem is I've installed the cam and just got the valve springs to replace now, I need to do this tomorrow as the car is booked to be mapped on Tuesday so I'm really tight for time! can anyone let me borrow a valve spring compressor that will let me do the springs in place? I will post it back on Monday and pay for all the postage if someone can pop one in the post first class today so I can get this done tomorrow. any help would be hugely appreciated.

[KMud]

You're at the wrong end of the country, else you could borrow mine...

[ARAF]

Didn't GSD help someone out, a couple of weeks ago (without lending out the one that he had borrowed)? Not sure if he's got a stock of them....

[mailer555]

ARAF said:

Didn't GSD help someone out, a couple of weeks ago (without lending out the one that he had borrowed)? Not sure if he's got a stock of them....

yeah, that was me, he ordered me one but it got held up at customs, not his fault at all and I will still be buying the one I ordered from him, just it wont arrive in time.

[stigmundfreud]

I'm pretty sure Gareth did something clever to negate the need for them, or was it the valve magnets?

Get onto FB and go to the hsv page then speak to Michael Clark he might be able to offer a suggestion. Where are you based?

[mailer555]

KMud said:

You're at the wrong end of the country, else you could borrow mine...

hi Kmud, would you be willing to post it? (i'd pay for postage each way, and I'll put a wee something extra in the parcel for your help)

[mik_ok]

Worth calling local HkS hire shop or similar?

Or don't Halfrauds etc sell them? Not the most exotic of tools?

I think I rescued one from my dads garage but I can't really remember and I am currently in a taxi. Will be back home in Glasgow later and can look - where are you in Scotland?

[mailer555]

mik_ok said:

Worth calling local HkS hire shop or similar?

Or don't Halfrauds etc sell them? Not the most exotic of tools?

I think I rescued one from my dads garage but I can't really remember and I am currently in a taxi. Will be back home in Glasgow later and can look - where are you in Scotland?

I can get a generic puller easy enough for if the heads were off. but cant find anything that can be used for heads in place.

[mailer555]

stigmundfreud said:

I'm pretty sure Gareth did something clever to negate the need for them, or was it the valve magnets?

Get onto FB and go to the hsv page then speak to Michael Clark he might be able to offer a suggestion. Where are you based?

cheers, I'll have a look, I'm just south of Perth, Scotland.

[mik_ok]

For example.

clik

Or am I missing something obvious....??

[mik_ok]

mailer555 said:

I can get a generic puller easy enough for if the heads were off. but cant find anything that can be used for heads in place.

Sorry - I missed this bit - ignore everything I have said. :-/

[mik_ok]

mailer555 said:

I can get a generic puller easy enough for if the heads were off. but cant find anything that can be used for heads in place.

Sorry - I missed this bit - ignore everything I have said. :-/

[mailer555]

mik_ok said:

For example.

clik

Or am I missing something obvious....??

Is that not for if the heads are removed. I'm leaving heads in place and using compressed air to keep the valves up.

[stevieturbo]

Not get some metal and make one ?

[ArnieVXR]

I thought you could do this by rotating the engine to the point that the piston was high enough to press the valve down on. Not sure if it'll work with this engine, though...

[MyM8V8]

I've got mine back which you can borrow. But I'm still far south of you.

[Monaro5.7]

Going to my mates tonight and sure he has one which i could borrow. Pm me mate

[KMud]

mailer555 said:

hi Kmud, would you be willing to post it? (i'd pay for postage each way, and I'll put a wee something extra in the parcel for your help)

Sorry, just seen this message - let me know if you want it put in the post Monday

[mailer555]

hi Guys, thank you so much for the offers and help. I managed to find something that I think will do the job, its arriving today so fingers crossed!! cheers again.

[mik_ok]

Good luck !