Are you using compressed air in the cylinders to hold the vave? I did seal replacement yrs. ago on a 77 cougar and the tool was different. It was a fairly easy job. I'd check for a different tool. --- "Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I'm trying to remove the valve keepers on a 383 but > the tool I borrowed > seems to compress the spring "up" instead of > compressing the spring > down, away from the keeper. Here is a somewhat > blurry picture that shows > what I mean: > > http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/images/valve-compress.jpg > > Pilot error, or do I need a different tool? > > Thanks, > Gary H. > > > ---- > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to > only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., > send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well > as other personal messages only to the intended > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This > practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total > volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to > Mopar topic. Thanks! > > '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html. > > > George __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! '62 to '65 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html.