Valve Adjustment Tool

[trbig]

I just bought an adjuster tool for my XJ from Pittposse.com, and it doesn't work. (Yes, according to them it's the right one.. lol) It is supposed to hold pressure on the "bucket" and hold your valve open so you can remove the valve shims. It won't let the screw hole line up. It needs to go forward a little more, but it hits the cam before it can line up. It also doesn't look like the little tab that is supposed to catch that lip of the bucket is long enough?? Is there another tool or suggestion to getting these out other than cam removal? Thanks.

Tod

[Ken Talbot]

A number of people here have had trouble with a tool from Motion Pro - sounds just like your problem. I had a quick search but couldn't find it, but there is a post that talks about grinding the tool a bit so it will work. Try the words 'motion pro' in the search tool at the top of the page.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey TRBig,

Here's the link that Brian "XSiveOne" has about the procedure and the modifications he did to that tool to get it to work:
Valve adjustment and tool mod link
T.C.

[trbig]

OK.. call me an idiot.. But if I am going to make a tool, as some links suggest, ( I can see that this one is not nearly long enough) why can't I make one that will fit on the high side of the head, use that screw there, and not have to go down and around the cam? Would be smaller and could design so it would be out of the way enough to remove the shim? Anyone ever try it?