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Posted: 13:37 - 20 Jan 2020 Post subject: Re: VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR? |
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Droog wrote: | Hello guys,
I'm going to be dismantling the cylinder head of my CBR and need a valve spring compressor tool and was wondering if anyone with experience in this area reckons the cheap Ebay spring compressor tools are up to the job?
The more expensive Lazer tool looks identical to the cheaper Ebay tool (both tools come in a plastic box with 16/19/23/25/30mm adaptors) the only difference is the Lazer tool has a nice black powder coated finish whereas the Ebay tool is bare metal.
I get the impression that they come out of the same Chinese factory.
Thanks in advance for any advice. |
Vincent Motorcycles used to have the sales pitch " The quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten".
That applies to tools as well as Motorcycles, which I guess is why mechanics use expensive snap-on and Mac tools and so forth.
Maybe the same Chinese factory does make them all , maybe the non Laser , cheap ebay ones are the ones that don't pass quality control, or maybe it's just batch overrun ( they order 1000, you make 1500) but I will tell you this.
When one ( or more ) of the Fu*"*ing tiny C$^&ing little collets has flown off to the other side of the workshop, never to be seen again, and you haven't any spares, and they are on back order from Japan at £5.75 each....... you will wish you had bought the most expensive valve spring compressor there is to buy. ( and magnetic pick up tool, and pick tool) How do I know this, I hear you ask? |
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Posted: 13:48 - 20 Jan 2020 Post subject: Re: VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR? |
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Yep - I hear your words of wisdom steve the grease and you are totally right
To be honest the kit on Ebay is so cheap it's worth a punt - if it looks suspect or likely to fail I'll knuckle down and get the proper kit.
Thanks for the wise advice - I appreciate getting the perspective of people with knowledge and experience. |
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Can't see a lot of difference TBH. I like the thread type on the Lazer one better than the el cheapo one, but that's the only thing, and I can't see there being a lot of difference in operation. |
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Same as Bhud, I've got the cheap ebay kit, it works as it and I've never had a problem with it. ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!" |
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Ive got one almost the same as that cheap one ( I think the only difference is I got a magnet with it) and it works fine for something I might use very rarely. |
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Cheers for the info Fizzer Thou - the Triumph tool looks quality - like it was built to last.
Working on that 6 cylinder CBX must have been quite a job.
Thanks for the heads up on the assembly lubricant - I got a bottle of the Millers for lubing the cams and lifters for the shim change - looks like I'll be using a lot more of it now the head is coming off . . .
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