valve seals

[Charl]

Does any one have a trick on removing these things?
The top bits break off then rest stays behind. I feel like tourching the things

[veecee]

i dont think they should be re-used so it doesn't matter if they break off!!!

but you know what's funny???

i have a spare set collecting dust in my garage - its a result of 2 head rebuilds, and too many spares afterwards.

they still in plastic, and the seal has never been broken. its how i received them from nissan.

u want some???

[Charl]

Thanks, but i got them in the gasket set.
but ill remember...
ill take the valves from you if you have them in a packet
i just need thes stupid things out they annoying me

[The Calibrator]

There are special pliers that grip the body not the sdeal itself.
Otherwise you can try driving a thin screwdriver between tyhe seal and the valve guide distorting the seal enough so you can pull it off.

I recommend you use the riight tool.
Why are you not reconditioning the cyl head? Replacing the guides if needed and a decent valve seat job are the easiest way to pick up power esp on a turbo car.

[Vlade]

On this note... how do you remove the valves on these blerry engines... Toby and me sorta tried on Saturday with my valve tool but that thing don't work on hour heads.

[Charl]

here's a litle tricky. I put a socket over an just tap it once or twice, the cholar jumps of nicesly

@ calibrator. I'm doing everything that's needed, I wil get to grinding the valves just a bit later, and the guides will be checked as well. I'm just dreading cleaning the valves, the look as though the were baked in carbon. the motor was in a real state and not looked after

[Vlade]

here's a litle tricky. I put a socket over an just tap it once or twice, the cholar jumps of nicesly

That is what my one friend also told me... and getting them back in?

[Charl]

I havent an earthly
Need to find about this yet...