jw if you could replace them withought removing the head? could you take off the valve cover and put air in the cylinder, compress the spring and put in the keepers?

(this is just a question so dont chew me up)

 

people do that. but im having the motor redone anyways.

 

i dont see how it would be possible to break a keeper and not drop a valve, i mean i guess it would be poosible MAYBE, but how do you know you broke the keeper?

 

because i can see it.

 

im just trying to understand the situation.

you broke the keeper while the motor was running?
and then you decided hey im gonna rebuilt this thing and when you took it apart there was a keeper broke in half sitting in the bottom of the head, that just happen to stay there and not go down the oil return holes?

 

hahaha....yup

 

ive never broken anyone thats rare

 

did it bend up the retainer at all? i'd replace that too, to discourage the same wear patterns. very lucky though