# Valve Spring Compressing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949 "2018-11-30T22:33:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![raystownprimitives\_143914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/1 "2018-11-30T22:33:16Z")

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Okay just when I thought I had this thing going back together smoothly a new problem as emerged.

I put a new valve spring on because the other one busted.

Now when I am putting the push rod back in the spring is compressing down as the nut is being tightened. What is causing this issue?

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**Author:** ![raystownprimitives\_143914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/2 "2018-11-30T22:33:58Z")

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![rocker](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/a/a0a257fcf473fe08f12ececc1cb8b453ef59ca40.jpeg)

Here is the image/

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/3 "2018-11-30T22:35:53Z")

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The camshaft lobe is in the up position for that valve.

Tester

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**Author:** ![raystownprimitives\_143914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/4 "2018-11-30T22:38:49Z")

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Should I just keep tightening it down to the correct torque

If not what should I do to change it.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/5 "2018-11-30T22:40:06Z")

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Torque it down and forget it.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/6 "2018-11-30T22:40:48Z")

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Hard to say.

You don’t tell us what type of vehicle you’re working on.

Tester

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**Author:** ![raystownprimitives\_143914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/7 "2018-11-30T22:41:44Z")

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Okay. Since that is the one I replaced the valve spring on and since it busted previously there wouldn’t be anything wrong causing it to be in the up position would there?

If not I can will glad to torque it down and forget. Thanks for your help guys!

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/8 "2018-11-30T22:43:10Z")

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Rotate the engine just a bit - 30 degrees or so, The rocker arm should move to relax the spring a bit as you do. Is this a Ford 3.8 V6?

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**Author:** ![raystownprimitives\_143914](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c0e974/32.png) [@raystownprimitives\_143914](https://community.cartalk.com/u/raystownprimitives_143914)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-spring-compressing/129949/9 "2018-11-30T23:02:24Z")

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Its the 3.0 Vulcan engine Ford Taurus