Valve shim removal tool

Bedifferent said:
I haven't bent the steel to any kind of an angle yet, but stainless is just to difficult to cut and work with.
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why work with stainless, should be no concerns about a little rust, plently of oil around, a thought about the bending, why not start with a piece of angle steel? no bending required

Hoopla
 

The dimensions aren’t all that critical. The tool I build looks like a drunk teenager made it, doesn’t matter, still works.

1/2” width doesn’t matter, it only matter that it fits within the head and the area between the legs is wide enough. Alu will never make the required bend radius without snapping.
 
Bob R said:
Triumph don't you know, it will be Whitworth (BSW) whacks. bob
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Kin'ell - A proper BSW whack is serious stuff. 4 foot Stilson and 10Lb Sledge serious. So medium would be a 2 foot Stilson and a 5Lb club. Though I'd like a proper English mechanic to check my calculations. These days my whacks are calibrated to Newton Meters.
 
Bob R said:
Triumph don't you know, it will be Whitworth (BSW) whacks. But we are talking motorcycle so British Standard Cycle (BSC) whacks may be a little more accurate
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entirely to technical for me
 

Don't think aluminum will have the hardness needed, the tool only grabs the very edge of the bucket. I think aluminum is to malleable to have that much pressure on such a small area. Regular steel would certainly work. As I mentioned in the original plans, I used stainless cause' I work in a food plant and have mucha stainless scrap.
 
This helped in my head to understand the process (pause to read the text as no sound). Does this Yamaha look the same as the Rocket or much easier to those who have done it?

Loved the magnet trick at the end too.


This vid with voice over shows tool in use from 3:00 minutes on.

 
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