3.0/3.2 valve spring removal tool

[somedude_001]

I need to remove the valves on a SHO head to port them. Where can I get the tool to do this?

 

[yamahaSHO]

You want the Rotunda or the much-easier-to-use punch tool?

 

[sho_stopper513]

search for a lisle magnetic valve keeper remover/installer i ordered mine off (www.sears.com) its $40.00 before shipping and handling. its works great and takes hours offs the job.

 

[somedude_001]

how does the punch tool work? do you just wack it with a hammer?

 

[sho_stopper513]

i didnt need to hit it with anything. all i did was press down on it and you will hear a click or two then let up on it really slow and your keepers and seat(or watever its called)should be stuck to the magnet. the tool comes in three pieces, the handle part with the magnet is the remover and the piece that is black is the installer there is also a small round hollow piece your suppose to put your keepers into when installing, i didnt use that because it didnt work right i think it may be too deep. now when you are installing the seat and keepers, what i did was set the keepers in the seat the same way they came out, the installer part of the tool slides in the remover/magnetic part. i just set the seat and keeper on the spring then lined the installer tip of the tool with the center of the seat where the keepers sit, and press down really hard(now you could hit it with a hammer or something but i didnt because i was afaid of losing a keeper since they are so damn small lol). when you press down hard you may hear a click or two. remember let up on the tool very slow because if the keepers are not right they could fling somewhere an that wouldnt be good. now let say you let up on the tool and one keeper is set but the other is half way set then repeat the process and remove it again then try to install it again. it sounds like a pita, but its really not that bad.
also i recommend safety glass because if the keeper dont seat properly and is half way out due to the tension on the spring it could fly out and put an eye out. but of course that up to you.
good luck and i hope i helped.

 

[msteiny]

Found one on Amazon for $31.00 and free shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1RKMEM0DZMQ7R2R3AGPF

 

[kevinspann]

I bought one last night for 38$

Lisle 36200

 

[thundersho]

Same one I just got in. its a little bigger than I thought. Handle is about the size of a 8oz. Red bull can.

 

[sho_stopper513]

yea the one i bought from sears was jus small enough to work. i would think if it was too big that it wouldnt really compress the spring enough to remove the keepers because of it hitting on the top of the valley or hole that the spring sits in.

 

[sho_stopper513]

I need to remove the valves on a SHO head to port them. Where can I get the tool to do this?

ur welcome!

 

[kevinspann]

Same one I just got in. its a little bigger than I thought. Handle is about the size of a 8oz. Red bull can.

Actually, this one won't work. It didn't for me. You need a smaller insert...Lisle has a two piece kit that has the correct size in it.

 

[sho_stopper513]

i didnt even use the insert because it was too big but it worked fine without it.