Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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I use them quite often..... Never had a problem.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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I use them quite often..... Never had a problem. I don't have a problem with the retainer as such but the springs seem to chip the end of the spring off as you can see in my pic.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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My Manley retainers made specifically for the Isky RAD-9999 springs look similar in how they cover the spring. That's good to know as I kinda feel the the retainer is too small. The springs all tend to chip the uncovered end off. I might grind these bits next time round n see if that helps.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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In my mind, if the ends of the spring are breaking off, it's an issue with the spring.
That being said, I don't see anything unusual in your pic.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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What springs are you running?
Some of the special light weight titanium retainers are also as small in diameter as the tool steel ones.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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Try a PAC 1245...... You might have better luck with those. It's basically the same spring.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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I don't think your retainers are large enough... I think any hard use will break that spring tang.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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As long as the OD of the retainer covers half the wire diameter of the spring, you are good. If spring tips are breaking off, it is not the correct spring for the combination, tips that turn blue are telling you the exact same thing. the thing is i've been using these type of springs for a decade but only noticed problems when we changed to the tool steel retainers, & the problem only surfaces on the second season of use, at first we thought they had gone soft but thats not the problem, they test up ok & we're not seeing any signs of valve float.
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Re: Tool Steel Retainers
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Test the theory...... Change the retainers.
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