Valve seat removal

[cr8tor]

Anyone have any idea how to remove valve seats without a tig welder or milling machine?

All i can find is a tool on goodsons website that says not to use on aluminum heads.

Im willing to buy a special tool that i know wont be cheap, but im trying to avoid the 350 a machine shop will charge to remove them, and then another 350 to install and cut new ones. I can already install and cut new ones, i need to get the old ones out without damaging the head and i dont have a tig welder nor milling machine.

 

[caulk04]

$350 sounds pricey for seat removal, but so is a new set of heads if you kill yours.

$50 and a case of beer to a buddy with a tig, or pay the man.

 

[cr8tor]

I dont know anyone with a tig.
Seriously contemplating buying one, but with no experience, i dont want to try it out on a head. lol