Using an Old School Craftsman Valve Spring Compressor
If you've ever pulled apart an old small-block Chevy or spent a Saturday afternoon tinkering with a lawnmower engine, you know that a craftsman valve spring compressor is one of those tools that usually lives in the bottom of a greasy toolbox until it suddenly becomes the most important thing you own. It isn't a tool you use every day—unless you're a professional machinist—but when you need to swap out a set of seals or replace a broken spring, nothing else is going to get the job done without a lot of swearing and potentially a trip to the emergency room. ...