Are valve seals relatively easy to seat?

[DynaGlide]

Never having done valve seals before I expected them to take some force to seat on my DOHC '82 Maxim. I read you can hear them click into place on some engines. Using the valve stem as a guide, oiled up seal, and a 11mm socket with extension as a driver (only contacts metal portion of seal), I didn't even feel them go on when tapping with a plastic hammer. On visual inspection with the valve out it appears they're seated against the top of the valve guides. Just looking for some confirmation.

 

[drewpy]

they should be over the top of the guides.
inside the seal is a raised strip, this fits in the groove on the guide.

hope that helps

 

[DynaGlide]

they should be over the top of the guides.
inside the seal is a raised strip, this fits in the groove on the guide.

hope that helps

I did note the raised strip and groove. My question was more along the lines of I was expecting to feel something give when seating the seal into the groove and I didn't get that. I started off gently tapping one of the seals, then I hit it pretty hard a couple times (only on the metal shell, not the garter spring). Then I took a caliper and measured from valve stem tip to top of seal and compared it to another and they were about the same. I think I'm okay I was just surprised how easily they went on.

 

[Wolfe_11B]

They just push on, doesn't take much, only pressure from your hand.

 

[drewpy]

I've started using the viton seals, seem to work well