60lb valve spring installation help
 

alright my truck has a 4gsk, i have the plate out and the afc gutted and im wanting to install my 60lb valve springs that i have. ive heard just a normal valve spring compressor wont work. i need to know what all i have to have. and does any1 have a write up on it?

ya i just did mine about a month ago if you want to give me a call ill explain step buy step. it was really easy (208)651-2377 i also have a set of 60lb valve springs i just took off my head drove only about 200 miles with them if you want them you can have them. just go get a valve spring compressor form napa it has to be a top screw knob type

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you dont have to have the springs but if you are exceeding 3200rpm it would be a wise choise

i have the springs, thanx for the offer tho. how long was the install? btw expect a call this coming up weekend.

here ya go bud

https://www.dieselbombers.com/cummin...eplacment.html

make sure you know exactly what TDC is before you pull the keepers if any of this information your getting is based on the pacbrake instalation directions what they say is TDC is actually when the piston is at the base of the cylander. i poped my keepers off when this happend and almost lost the valve

so how do i tell its tdc, pull the #1 injector?

you could with a flash light what i did was put the pistons at what was called TDC from pacbrake, compressed the spring and pulled the keepers then found out the valve would have droped. i put a socket on the harmonic balencer and bared the engine over reverse almost a full 180* meaning it was at the bottom. i kept baring till i could feal the valve hit the piston but its risky doing it that way. cummins told me i cold take a piece of rope and put it in the injector hole and felt as it hit the valve holding it up in place. the nice thing is that the #1,#6 and at the same place at all time as is #2,#5 and #3,#4 thats also time consuming another way is pull the head but nobody wants to do that

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if you do the rope trick make sure you pull your rockers first

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here is what i used from pacbrake this is how they call for TDC but it wasnt right "http://pacbrake.com/PDF/L5930.PDF"