On mine there was a lot of wear on the pin. I would have had to replace both. Only about $35 but then I gotta spend money and wait for parts...again.
I just purchased a '92 R100GS Bumblebee. Are the forks and the Roo bar supposed to be the same color? My forks are a much lighter yellow than the Roo bar (which is a bit of an orange/yellow) and I'm wondering if one or the other has been repainted. Dave
What a project but I would rather be working on the bike. I hope nobody buggers up their gasket surface with this idea or the pushrod tube press. That was pretty funny. You should use the tool a bit and see if it works. It surely won't as photoed. The flat bars will hit the head. The funniest thing is I can't figure out what keeps the valve from going down too? The whole point is to keep the valve in one place while the cap gets pushed down?
I think the edge of the valve will hit the wood table top and should separate at the keeper end but I don't see how you are going to grab the keepers when removing or replace them when reassembling. And because the valve moves at least till it contacts the table there may be even less room to move than appears. It doesn't appear to have enough room. I don't have a picture to show but for removing valves I have two tools. I don't think either one is right for an Airhead and I use one for removing and the other for assembly. One is a large C-Clamp type which I have brazed a socket on the end to make the right size. The other is the KD type.
That sounds like a good way to bend a valve. It doesn't appear to work but surely someone with no experience will come in and say otherwise?
Yes I think you may bend a valve but I also think it just won't work. Nice try Plaka. Maybe something along this line could be developed or used in a situation where you don't have the right tool. Have you tried to actually use this thing?
The concept here is much like a VW tool I've seen, used for changing valve springs on an assembled motor. I've been able to use a conventional Craftsman valve spring tool, but I admire the creativity here.
Oh no, you would never post things that don't work nicely. Like seasoning your gaskets, for instance.
BMW has a special tool that works something along those lines. I have never used one for the regular type working fine or using a pneumatic type. If you keep the regular type, whether they are mechanical or pneumatic, out of the head while compressing the springs, they put NO stress on the head.