Originally Posted by 510300sd

I'm in the process of adjusting my valves, so far every valve was tight except for the intake valve on cyl 3. Now my frustration is about the intake valve on cylinder 5 (last valve on camshaft). Every time I try to open the bottom nut, the entire spring assembly rotates as I try to loosen it! Is that normal? I haven't had any problems loosening the bottom nut, then adjusting the top nut accordingly to meet the valve clearance specs. By the way the car that I am working on is a 1984 300sd turbo diesel. Any help would be appreciated!!