valve guide seal removal

[phillysrt4]

Is it just a matter of taking a pair of pliers, grabbing onto the lip that sticks up a little, and gently working it from all sides until it comes out?

just want to make sure before I screw up a valve guide in the process.

Thanks.

[Rodeheaver's]

so you mean valve seal?? the guides require a air hammer to get out..

[phillysrt4]

so you mean valve seal?? the guides require a air hammer to get out..

not the valve guide, the valve guide seal.

once you remove the valve spring below the valve spring is a metal disc and what appears to be a rubber seal below that. Im trying to sort out if that has to be removed before a head would go to cleaning. Trying to minimize what the machine shop has to do aside from cleaning, crack checking, and deck checking.

this is a v6 head, btw if that helps.

[Rodeheaver's]

just take it all off, but remember if those are allum heads you will need to have those steel cups/plates under the springs again, the spring should never touch the allum head..

[phillysrt4]

agreed.

the question is, whats the best way. Pliers? special tool? by hand?