valve stem oil seals removal ? help?

[gsiastra]

hi peeps got a corsa gsi, think its a x16xe i have the head off at the mo and was wondering if any one new the best way to get the valve stem oil seals out with out buying a tool ,,
thanks

[Boosted LS1]

Unless you can get your teeth in there you'll need a tool.

Sometimes they can be pulled off with pliers if you wobble them about a bit. Or there's a proper tool to pull them off, looks like a pair of slim tongs. An even better tool is one of those sockets which tighten up that you use to undo buggered nuts.

[gsiastra]

ok cheers mate sounds like what ive been doing , there is a valve stem oil seal removal tool is about £20 just thought there would be away around it , as they are pritty tight down there ,, thanks again

[Pumaracing]

You still ideally need a proper set of stem seal pliers but there's an old race engine builders professional trick to remove them more easily which very few other people ever think of. Get a camping Gaz burner, propane torch or whatever, burn the seals for 30 seconds until they're smoking and it destroys the rubber and they pop off like bottle tops. Try it without doing that and you can pull until your arms are sore and they still won't budge because the serations on the top of the valve guide hold them in place. You won't hurt the guides or the head with such a small amount of heat for a short while.

I ought to write a book but never get a roundtuit.

Sort your spelling btw. I don't usually even reply to people who write things like "pritty". I'm a spelling nazi.

[Project 644]

Pumaracing said:

I ought to write a book but never get a roundtuit.

Sort your spelling btw. I don't usually even reply to people who write things like "pritty". I'm a spelling nazi.

I think you should write a book. I have read alot of very sound advice from you on here.

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Pumaracing said:

You still ideally need a proper set of stem seal pliers but there's an old race engine builders professional trick to remove them more easily which very few other people ever think of. Get a camping Gaz burner, propane torch or whatever, burn the seals for 30 seconds until they're smoking and it destroys the rubber and they pop off like bottle tops. Try it without doing that and you can pull until your arms are sore and they still won't budge because the serations on the top of the valve guide hold them in place. You won't hurt the guides or the head with such a small amount of heat for a short while.

I ought to write a book but never get a roundtuit.

Sort your spelling btw. I don't usually even reply to people who write things like "pritty". I'm a spelling nazi.

Luckily Gordon Brown does not post on here too much then

[gsiastra]

cheers for the help lads ,, ps some of us ant bleesed with the art of spelling , more important things in life than grammer , i apresheat the help tho ,,

[phumy]

gsiastra said:

cheers for the help lads ,, ps some of us ant bleesed with the art of spelling , more important things in life than grammer , i apresheat the help tho ,,

love it

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phumy said:

gsiastra said:

cheers for the help lads ,, ps some of us ant bleesed with the art of spelling , more important things in life than grammer , i apresheat the help tho ,,

love it

Looks like Gordon Brown has been postin as someone else