Valve inspection interval and findings

Ralsmith said:

I see posts were deleted, why delete the post I provided instructions on how to use the tool? I understand some posts after my post were inflammatory, but it makes no sense to delete a post trying to help a fellow captain

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oldnewR3T said:

I got the message Ralsmith, and appreciate the effort. So to summarize, this fork, or claw of a tool is basically holding down the outer edge of two adjacent buckets? I guess this is why you use the centered cam to depress the bucket and the tool just to hold on the outer edge. This I can see myself pulling off. Hope to report back with positive results, and thanks again for the guidance.

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GPMAZ said:

In reviewing the deleted posts I see nothing regarding the use of the tool. Please review the remaining posts and if you think something valuable is missing, feel free to repost.

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Ralsmith said:

You got it, the keg on the tool if made correct and with the slight bends will catch the lip of the bucket and also rest against the bottom of the casting so it can’t slip off the bucket when the cam is rotated and it is placed under tension of the valve spring.

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cmintegra said:

Oh, my bad! You're right my friend I was wrong both in the conversion and the column!!! LOL. But still there are some fellow rocketeers that have reached that mileage and it would be nice to know their findings. My v-rod supposedly needed valve adjustment in the low 20s, I've heard that even after 30-40k miles or even more very few really needed any valve adjustment. Happy riding!

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20R3GT said:

Just two months like I sold my vrod valve adjustment was 8500 mile only!!

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