Efficiently Compress Engine Valve Springs with Lang Tools 379 Small Engine Valve Spring Compressor Review

To make the pressure fingers reversible I had to drill out the rivets and replace them with bolts. Not all jobs require you to move your fingers, but when you need it, you need it.

If you are removing/replacing valves on a flathead car or truck engine they will do well for the purpose. They're cheap, powerful enough, and the vintage kit made for these engines is harder to find and much more expensive. You open them to compress the flat head springs instead of squeezing them like you would with a clamp set.

To make the clamping fingers reversible I had to drill out the rivets and replace them with machine screws. Not all jobs require you to move your fingers, but when you need it, you need it.

If you are removing/replacing valves on a car or truck panhead engine they will do the job well. They're cheap, powerful enough, and the vintage kit made for these engines is harder to find and much more expensive. You open them to compress the flat head springs instead of squeezing them like you would with a clamp set.

Strong tool for removing the entire valve spring and reservoir washer (OD: 22.9mm) as a unit. This will prevent damaging the sealing surface when using a flathead screwdriver to pry open the washer. No flex on the four arms (Briggs Complaint #19063) and hardened lugs securely hold the top of the spring and lockwasher. It can then be pulled out as a single unit. The rear rivet is secure and the four levers on the back of the tool have no play. Found the steps on the two small expansion bolts to…