Valve guide removal

I'm sitting here with the flu, my tractor is 100' away in the barn, and this is as close to working on it as I feel like doing today. D**nit!

Thanks for the input.

Rob

The manual isn't clear that you need to pry the guide down first, but in retrospect it sure makes sense. Oh well, first ever engine rebuild, learning a lot about what not to do on the next one in the process!

Thanks again.

Rob

Fabricate a tool from an old tire tool that has been heated and straightened. Grind the end down until it is about 1/2" diameter about 2" from the end. leave the very tip this diameter for about 3/8" and then behind the end on only one side grind about a 1/8" indentation in the bar so that it is long enough to clear the outer edge of the valve port when you pry the guide down. When you have pried the guide down about 1/4" the keeper will easily come out. Do not pry or pull it out with much force or it will be destroyed. Usually it can be done with the fingers.

If you have a pneumatic chisel you can then use it to drive the valve and guide assembly out the top by placing the chisel on the top end of the valve spring. Don't worry, you won't damage the spring. It is tough enough to take it. You can also do it with a hammer and chisel the same way. When you get the assembly out you can then dissasemble it to do what ever you want to.