Patent ID: RE43348

Claim:
A tool for allowing an operator to remove valve springs and valve seals from an engine's intake and exhaust valves without requiring the removal of the engine from a support frame, said tool comprising: a bracket formed from rigid material and for distributing external forces away from an engine valve head, said bracket having a plurality of apertures spaced along a perimeter thereof and comprising a plurality of fastening members threadably positionable therethrough for securing said bracket adjacent the valve head; a plurality of support pedestals having vertically disposed longitudinal axes and being provided with a channel extending axially therethrough, said pedestals for receiving said fastening members therethrough so that said bracket can be maintained at a substantially stable and elevated position during operating conditions; and means for compressing a valve head keeper and associated locks so that a user can readily remove the valve springs and valve seals from the valve head, said compressing means cooperating with said pedestals and said bracket and being manually rotatable along a selected radial direction and about a fulcrum axis traversing said pedestals.