Lisle 23300 Small Engine Valve Spring Compressor
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My 350 rancher did not perform well after I tried it. There are too many cheap components in it.
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In order to grind the valves on an old Tecumseh 5, I was going to grind them by hand. The motor has a 5 horsepower rating. No matter what compressor I use, neither one works when I use it on a small engine. There is no problem with this one. I found it to be the easiest to use, but I still had to maintain a little inward pressure to prevent it from popping off The springs came with two sizes of forks, but I was not convinced that they would stay put. Just in case the fork slipped, I removed the spring retainer with a screwdriver. So I stuck with the finger thing since I don't like squealing like a baby nor do my wife, so it seemed like a better solution. Having removed the retainer, I was relieved of the internal pressure and went about my daily activities. As a result, I was wrong about the compressor staying in place. It would be easier for me to be wrong than to be hurt.
It was of decent quality for the price. After that, I powered up an old lawnmower engine and it worked equally well both times. On the model A engine, which has valve springs that have a significantly larger stiffness, the tool is sturdy enough to compress the springs. In other words, it treated the old lawnmower engine valve springs as if they didn't exist. As a tool, I recommend it for its intended use.
I would not recommend this tool at all. Once the jaws are loosed in the groove, all the animal wants to do is jump off as pressure is applied. It will be necessary for me to make them more durable, but with the new tool, I shouldn't have to do so. Don't recommend it in any way.
It didn't bend or break. As soon as I received it, I used I used it to compress small engine valve springs and it worked perfectly. They have the same performance as the heavy duty, expensive ones I have in my I bought these to see what the fuss was about and what the negative comments were I found it to be easy and worked well. Small engine repair is easy with this.
There were a few tweaks I had to make. This is not a robustly made product, but it is They failed to properly trim the frame, according to quality control. Forked tailpiece was attached at well beyond 90 degrees, and the tool did not provide enough clearance and would slip off valves on my Kohler 25hp small engine. I had to insert some sheet metal folded once into the gap between the too-oversized tool and engine. There is a short fork on the tailpiece, and the tailpiece has a forked tip. After that, it held a better angle, so I was able to remove the old valves and set the new ones in.
It worked, but would have worked better if there was a curved spring end. There is a bit of difficulty positioning it on a Briggs head because the plate bottoms out on the valve cover surface before it compresses the valve spring completely. It would have been prevented if the end had been curved.
There was a bent portion of the lower jaw. With pliers, I tried to tighten it, but it started to break. It was very hard to read the threads. Installing a valve was a breeze after I had already tried it. My luck held out and I was able to finish the valve. There is some evidence that it isn't built as well as it appears.
A spring compressor was effective in replacing head gaskets on a 25 hp Kohler engine. The whole process took about 20 minutes. It is a good choice because it is well-designed and sturdy.
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