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[av8tor]

Can anyone recommend a valve spring compressor that works especially well with the Miata heads?

Thanks

Kevin Farrell

121 CFR

 

this one? 

 

or this one? 

or something else?

[Bench Racer]

If you were to procure one which will work with head assembled to engine, you could use it head on or off.

[Erik Hardy]

This one is my baby:

https://www.amazon.c...ring compressor

 

I prefer a linkage setup compared to the screw type. Once the linkage setup is set to the appropriate depth, the over-centering action makes things go really quick.... leaving lots of time to argue with your keepers.

[Jim Drago]

This one is my baby:

https://www.amazon.c...ring compressor

 

I prefer a linkage setup compared to the screw type. Once the linkage setup is set to the appropriate depth, the over-centering action makes things go really quick.... leaving lots of time to argue with your keepers.

+1

[av8tor]

ordered - thanks

[Neddy]

Thread dig.  Any comments on this valve spring compresor tool?

 

https://www.flyinmia...compressor.html

[Steve Scheifler]

Thread dig. Any comments on this valve spring compresor tool?

https://www.flyinmia...compressor.html

If servicing springs &/or seals without removing the head it looks great, otherwise probably slow compared to the typical C-clamp type.