John Twist recommends putting the nut on without the spring to determine
where the nut starts to thread. Then mark the block and nut put the spring
in and tighten it down. The reason is that the spring is powerful and the
nut is difficult to start until you know where to start.
...Art
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, Skye Poier wrote:
> Word on the street is that Gary R Hacker said:
> > I plan on replacing the oil pressure relief valve on my 75 B soon. The
> > oil pressure gauge has been bouncing and acting strange lately. I have
> > eliminated various oil leaks and cannot think of any other reason the
> > gauge would flutter at different rpms. Any other ideas or any things to
> > look out for or tips that would be handy in replacing the valve?
>
> Pretty simple to replace it.. I needed a breaker bar to get the nut
> loose though. Careful it doesn't fly apart when you unscrew the nut,
> the spring is pretty loaded.
>
> Skye
>
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