Location: Brisbane / Gold Coast
Registered: May 2002
Re: 3S-GE valve removal
Wed, 27 October 2004 08:48
It's not pretty but it works - Pack a rag tightly into the combustion chamber with the head sitting on a flat solid surface. Get something like a 20mm socket.
Put the socket over the valve spring retainer and give it a good smack with a hammer.
The collets will pop out, releasing the retainer.