An old mechanic I worked with years ago showed me a version of this tip, little did I know nearly 20 years later I would still be using it. Thanks for watching, if you enjoyed the video please hit that 👍👍👍

brilliant trick with the plastic. I'm an old mechanic as well and have done countless headjobs and I wish I had have known this 50 years ago. As a matter of fact, I've just finished four pairs of heads just yesterday. Murphy's Law

Thank you so much for this top tip. Like you said, special tools would not work on my bike so I thought I'd give this a go and within half hour had all 16 valves out and on the bench. Simple yet genius idea.

Unreal...! thanks for the close-up!

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry, I wanted everyone to see exactly how it works with good footage :)

You can't beat knowledge and hands on experience

Absolutely love this tip! Thank you for sharing!

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

🤗🙏❤️

Genius.... For a DIYer stuff like this is invaluable. Saves buying a tool you'll probably never use again.

Great idea! I was wondering how you would get the collets back in, but such a simple method pays off. Not everything needs a special tool! 😉

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Always nice when you can showcase these tips in a real world situation, special tools not suitable on this head so ending up going back to basics and it worked a treat 💪👌

@MiracleMAX

3 жыл бұрын

@@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage Some forget about the basics & make the job harder than it has to be. Thinking outside of the box brings satisfying solutions

Doooope!! I love things like this, Thank You so much Bro!!! 👊

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 🤜🤛💯

Cracking tutorial - cheers!

Unreal....! thanks for the close up!

@deanroberts9741

3 жыл бұрын

Their called collets not keepers still a great tip👌👌

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dean, I appreciate the kind words. Lots of parts in vehicles have different names, usually different regions have vast amounts. I grew up calling them keepers and it was printed on the removal tools, a quick search will show you parts/tools suppliers call them keepers. Another name is also valves locks (I never used that before) Example different countries have steering rack inner tie rods others have Rack Ends Some have track rod ends other have Tie Rod Ends (very confusing but that's 1 of a thousand) Headlight globe aka Headlight low/dipped bulb Main beam globe aka Headlight high/main/full bulb

Good vid gearld

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Liam 🙏🙏👍

Excellent GB! Great tip!! 👍😁😁

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris 🙏💪💪

Fantastic tip that Gerard, simple and very effective, Thankyou:):)

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Pat 🍻 I hope ye are all well over there 💪 Storms here at the minute so big changes 😕

@patkelly7999

3 жыл бұрын

@@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage All good over here thanks Gerard, promised a heatwave again for the weekend, will see if it comes to the West 🙈, hope you are all good in Oz, mind Yourselves 👍🙏😎🇭🇲🇮🇪

Brilliant as per gerard

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏👌

Nice one! 👍🏻😎

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👌🙏😀

🏆🏆🏆👍🇺🇲🙏 Thank you for sharing

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark 🙏🙏

way more effective than trying your luck at a cheap compression tool....Thank you!

@user-zu2dt3bx7d

Жыл бұрын

or an expensive one I might add

What is the thing under the plastic sheet when pressing back the keepers?

Well l learned from you today excellent

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Colin

A better idea is to replace the socket with a piece of PVC pipe. This makes it easier to get your keepers since it is nonmagnetic. Also, there is no possibility of gouging your lifter bores (or something else) should you make a mistake and the socket slips.

thats a little gentler than a socket and a hammer, not a bad idea

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

👌👍

I thought Gerard how to do this😄

Genius

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Angus 👌👏

Thsts an awesome removal tool and used that way before but absolute shite for installation..

What was the cause of failure? Broke timing chain? That valve was TKO'd

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Timing went out, Timing belt in this one not chain.

@andrewharris7868

3 жыл бұрын

@@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage what's your opinion. Chain or Belt for the timing? Which is best over all?

@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewharris7868 Chain for longevity, belt for reduced noise. Overall chain seems to have more pros related to cost savings, but if I was to buy a high mileage vehicle I would prefer if it had a belt so I could change it easily 😉

@Knightrem

Жыл бұрын

@@GerardBurkeBurkesGarage wonder if these incredibly thin modern oils has anything to do with the increased failure rates among modern chain timed engines.

"Old mechanics taught me" ,then he went on using new tools, show me something old like compresing coil spring using a piece of cloth and guava tree branch

Thats for weak OHC springs.