PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/)
-   Video Forum (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/video-forum/)
-   -   How to Lap valves (http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/video-forum/287773-how-lap-valves.html)

whunter 11-04-2010 12:33 AM

How to Lap valves
 
Anyone can afford the tool
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-valve-lapper-tool-95121.html






rs899 11-05-2010 08:10 AM

I understand the principle ( I have done this) but when is it permissible to hand lap vs. do the dux deluxe 3-angle valve job that the machine shop wants to do for you? Is there an advantage in using a valve grinder (other than speed?)

Mike D 11-05-2010 07:32 PM

Lapping the valves is a procedure used for either final seating or as a quick touch-up. When I have a valve job done I request the machine shop to leave the head un assembled.

The machine shop cuts all valves and valve seats to exactly the same dimension/angle. They make no distinction between individual units. Lapping matches the valves precisely to the seat you have chosen for it. It's a bit of "over-kill" but I still do it.

Just lapping will not restore the valve/set angles and can in fact make the seal worse if the seats are extremely worn.

Look at it as honing a knife. You use the coarse stone to get the edge back (machine shop) and the fine stone to put that little bit extra on the edge (lapping). It would take you forever to bring a blade back using the fine stone and in fact you could never get the original angle back.

Small engines do not require the precision of the automotive engine as they do not reach the high pressures.

Older American auto engines (up until the early '70's) use a "soft" seat (hence the need for "leaded fuels) and were much more amenable to hand lapping.

Sorry, I tend to get carried away on these subjects. Just "lapping" is acceptable when you have a clean, non-pitted "ring" visible on both the seat and valve no more than half way down the seating surfaces. ANY pitting, discolorations, or incomplete ring needs to be machined. The wider the ring, the better condition of the seal.

KarTek 11-05-2010 08:57 PM

Somewhere I have a hand crank valve lapping tool. It works kind of like an egg beater and gives a "2 steps forward, 1 step back" kind of motion. In essence, it shimmies back and forth while advancing slowly clockwise.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:14 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website