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Old Sep 24, 2001 | 08:23 AM
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Has anyone else ever had trouble removing the valve keepers. My keepers are stuck and it seems the only way to free them would be to pull the heads so I can brace the valve from the other side. Just seeing if anyone else has had this trouble before.


 
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Old Sep 24, 2001 | 05:04 PM
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[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 24-Sep-01 AT 06:05 PM (EST)[/font][p]Take a 3/4" socket and put it on the retainer, then hit the socket with a hammer. That should loosen the valve keeper from the retainer

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