New Tool!
[Update to my home-made valve compressor tool]
So my #1 issue with my home-made valve compression tool is it is a royal pain in the *** to put the rocker arms back on as I have to compress the hydraulic lifters. I decided to make an alternative pivot point for my valve compressor tool. Previously, I put a socket extension through the rocket shaft hole, and use that as a pivot point to place my tool on. I thought I could make an alternative pivot point on the bottom of the cylinder using some leftover aluminum angle. I started off with a leftover piece of AA6-125-1.2x2 angle, cut to 3" in length.
On the 2" side of the angle, I cut out a centered 2" wide section.
This would leave 1/2" on either side.
The finished product.
Next I needed (4) 1/4" diameter holes. They would be separated by 2 7/16" horizontally, and 1.5" vertically. Additionally, they would be offset on the vertical axis by 7/16".
And here's the result - this bracket screws into the existing valve cover holes.
The next step was to "mill" out a hole for the valve compressor to insert into and pivot around. The hold would be offset from the bottom by 1/8", and it would be 7/16" x 1".
Not my best work, but a 1/8" drill and a unibit with some filing at the end gave me a good enough hole.
The finished product with my home-made valve compressor next to it.
This is how the two parts will interface to each other. The "tab" on the back of the valve compressor tool gets inserted into the "slot" I made in the angle.