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Here's a picture of a valve spring compressor I made up from some thin-walled pipe, some 1/4" round bar stock, a clevis pin, a bolt/nut, and a couple of large washers.
It did the trick on a camshaft replacement on a '76 450SE and a valve seal replacement on my current 380SE.....I found that the geometry was a bit off on the position of the pivot point for the camshaft holder, and I use a piece of pipe about 8" long to extend the handle for better leverage. Also, the washer at the bottom for the 'foot' that pushes down on the spring should have been at a slightly more acute angle to hold the spring flat when under compression.
It was about 1/2 day to build, using a buddy's copy of the real tool as a pattern. I think his might have been a bit off too, so having the real deal in hand to copy would have been better.
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1986 560SL
2002 Toyota Camry
1993 Lexus
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