Apparatus for removing rocker arms

Apparatus for removing a rocker arm of a cam shaft-activated valve mechanism in an engine cylinder head, in which a valve spring is biased into engagement with the rocker arm to urge the rocker arm toward the cam shaft, the apparatus comprising:

• an elongated force-applying member having a working face at a first end thereof and a second end spaced longitudinally from the first end;
• an elongated leverage arm having a first portion and a second portion;
• means pivoting an intermediate portion of the leverage arm about a transverse axis of the force-applying member adjacent the second end thereof, the first portion of the leverage arm projecting away from one side of the transverse axis, the second portion of the leverage arm projecting away from an opposite side of the transverse axis;
• an elongated force-receiving member;
• at least a pair of support brackets each having means for being releasably secured in a fixed upright position on an engine cylinder head, each bracket being movable independently of the other bracket;
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• means for slidably securing the force-receiving member to each bracket, each bracket being movable along the length of the force-receiving member independently of the other bracket, the brackets providing means for holding the force-receiving member in a fixed position spaced from the transverse axis of the force-applying member when the brackets are secured to the spaced apart locations on the cylinder head, the force-receiving member being slidable longitudinally relative to the fixed support brackets;
• the first portion of the leverage arm being releasably engageable with the force-receiving member so that fitting the working face of the force-applying member over a valve spring and applying force to the second portion of the leverage arm causes the force-receiving member to resist such force to move said working face against the bias of the valve spring to compress the spring sufficiently to facilitate removal of the rocker arm.