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Valve adjustment tips?, Do I need a trained monkey or what? |
mpoffers |
Feb 6 2010, 07:12 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 52 Joined: 15-September 08 From: Portland, OR Member No.: 9,551 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Got the car on jackstands, valve covers are off, I'm turning the engine and rocking the valves per instructions from a forum search. All is well. Except I can't reach the valves. There's engine tin above, heat exchanger below, and suspension mount to the side. OK, I'm exagerating a little. I can reach the rockers, I can even get the feeler gage in and out. What I can't see how to do is get tools in there to do the adjustment. I might be able to get a wrench on the lock nut and get it loose, but I don't see how I could get it tight enough after I've made the adjustment. I definately don't see how I could hold the adjustment screw and tighten the nut simultaneously. Am I missing something, or should I be recruiting the help of my 4-year-old-daughter? Her hands are pretty small. Mike |
Dave_Darling |
Feb 6 2010, 07:39 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California |
I use a stubby flat-head screwdriver. I also use a ratcheting offset screwdriver I picked up from Sears. Something like this.
For the jam-nuts, I use a deep offset box end wrench to make sure I can clear the other adjusting lugs when loosening or tightening the nuts. Something like this, but obviously a different size. I find that for some valves, I have to reach the cover from the back, lying my arm along the heat exchanger. Some of them I can stick the screwdriver in from the outside, and some I have to reach in from the front side of the engine. It can be a chore, but it's easier if the rear wheel is off the car. --DD |
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