SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE
If you have to bleed down bucket style lifters you can make a easy to use tool from an old junk valve. Just cut the stem off leaving an inch or so above the face of the valve. Dress the end up in the grinder and you have a free tool that takes less than 5 minutes to make. The wide base keeps the tool from tipping while in an arbor press.

Dan Matton
D and D Auto Machine
Bloomington, MN
August, 2016