valve shim adustment tool

[TooF]

hi all,

i need to whip out a couple of valve shims from my 4ag given how tight the 4ag head is its a real pain to get a screw driver in there to lever down the bucket. i fashioned up a nylon wedge and spacer to try and do the job but struggled to keep it in position correctly.

i tried to get a shim depressing tool but couldnt get my ahnds on anything eaisly. does anyone have one of these

snapon YA8825


or the toyota equivalent 09248-55010


does anyone have one they would lend me or know where i can get one at a sensible price im really not in any mood to pull the cam shafts out.

[amichie]

I have one you can borrow. Pick up from Dee Why or Redfern.

[CrUZida]

There is a second tool you need.




I've never used it, but after my last shim job (1UZ) I found it easier to remove the cams completely.
I started with loosening the cam caps and raised the cam 5mm, but couldn't flick out any of the shims. Even with the cams completely out I still had a lot of trouble removing the shims.

4A might be easier though. 1UZ just might be a price.


The Toyota tool is about $350ish
The SnapOn is about $90ish
You can get them of USA websites for about $70 plus post.

[TooF]

wow $350 for the toyota one ... erk.

i can find copies of these tools on us-ebay but no-one that ships here. and everyone i speak to locally doesnt have them,.

i dont really want to pay $100 for it given i dont really see myself using it particularity regularly. if it was a spanner id just buy the thing.

amichie you have pm/.

[assassin10000]

Here in the states you can get copies for less than $20 usd from ebay. Too bad they don't ship internationally

Made by powerbuilt/alltrade tools:

648829 Valve Adjustment Tool
http://www.alltradetools.com/index.h...id/765/lang/EN

Andrew

[amichie]

I got mine from the snap-on van for about $80 maybe 5 years ago.

[oldcorollas]

http://www.amazon.com/Valve-Adjustin...850210&sr=8-13

amazon delivers international

[TooF]

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not sure why why regardless given the dollar conversion $30US + freight i may as well buy the $100 snapon tool locally. which is what im trying to avoid given the cost per use

[TERRA Operative]

Damn, I needed one of those last weekend. Spent hours installing and removing the cams in my 4AGZE to get the shims spot on.

[oldcorollas]

do they scratch the cams or shims?

[CrUZida]

They don't touch the shims, or the cam lobes, so no.

[amichie]

do they scratch the cams or shims?

No. I guess they are softer than the shim material.

[Gavatron]

Even with the cams completely out I still had a lot of trouble removing the shims.

Did you try using a little flat blade screwdriver in the little cutout in the bucket? Has always worked for me on all the Toyota engines I've reshimmed (read: lots).

Failing that, a magnet on a stick and a blast in the cutout with a compressed air gun does it too.

[oldcorollas]

oh.. i was trying to imagine how it pushed down the buckets and shims, without touching the buckets or shims or cam??
or.. edge of bucket and cam off the lobe? (these new car things confuse me )

[CrUZida]

Did you try using a little flat blade screwdriver in the little cutout in the bucket? Has always worked for me on all the Toyota engines I've reshimmed (read: lots).

Failing that, a magnet on a stick and a blast in the cutout with a compressed air gun does it too.

1UZ shims don't have cut outs.
They have a ~2mm hole drilled in them.