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Hi

A quick quiz for bored or busy owners;

1) Do you live near Stroud in Glos?

2) Do you have a hairpin valve compressor?

3) Would you be willing to lend it to me?

Correct answers are (surprisingly);
Yes
Yes
and Yes

I would be very grateful if any one could lend me a spring compressor.
The springs are a lot easier to get off than put back on .

I can see they are for sale in the States, but £140 + £45 p&p.....

I may have to try to make one.

TIA

Hi,

In case this helps, I use a standard valve spring compressor on hairpin springs. It may not be perfect, but does the job.

If you use approx 1.5 mm steel wire twisted with a pair of pliers you can pull the loops of the springs close enough together to get the saddle on and then if you have a standard screw type valve spring compressor grind the ends down a little to fit the saddle profile and that will get you sorted .....I used that method for nearly 30 years before I was lucky enough to get the "proper" Ducati tool cheap at a car boot sale!!
Stay well,
Cheers,
George

Can you weld? This past weekend I welded up a forked tool to compress the springs and change out my exhaust shim. I think it cost me $12 and I have spare bar left over. I dont weld very well so it took me about 2 hours but came out pretty good and worked even better than it looks.
Heres a link to my google album that I cant seem to pull a pic off and share it with you guys.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/t5XD1ABYU9hQCzNw5

Thanks for the suggestions, I will try them.
I can’t use the standard spring compressor to start off, there’s too much gap between the springs.
The wire could be an option, though.

Thanks

Thanks for the laugh
Unfortunately my answers are
No
No
Would if I could

This might help
http://www.motoscrubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1916&start=10

amartina75 wrote:Thanks for the laugh
Unfortunately my answers are
No
No
Would if I could

This might help
http://www.motoscrubs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1916&start=10

I fabricated a tool like the one shown in the link in the post above and it worked a treat.