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Old 09-28-2007, 04:40 PM   #1
xtreme80
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Replacing Valve Seals tomorrow, tips?

I've never done this before, so any tips would be helpful.

We're keeping the heads on the truck. Gonna use compressed air in the chambers to keep the valves up.

Do I just pull the old seals out with a pick, and push the new ones in? Should I pre-lube them? I'm doing all 16 so I wanna make sure I do it right.

I guess next question would be about how to adjust valve lash once I get it all back together? My dad doesn't use any special tools to do it, but he's been a tech for 30 years. I don't know if my lack of experience should require me to use special tools.

Any other tips and tricks are more than welcome, so I can get this done right the first time and drive my truck home tomorrow.
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