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LostArtist Ex Member	valve adjustment tools 03/10/10 at 15:25:42 okay, I know it's here someplace!!! I'm sucking at search this week I'm doing a valve adjustment this weekend, just want to make sure I have all the tools. can I get a list of everything I'll need? I think all I need are the feeler guages.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #1 - 03/10/10 at 15:32:17 All you need is a flat blade screwdriver, 10mm combo wrench and a set of feeler gages. http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1255580802
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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #2 - 03/10/10 at 16:11:28 awesome, thanks!!!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #3 - 03/10/10 at 16:17:53 Never a bad idea to have a magnet handy. Ive dropped my feeler into the head & its handy for getting it back.
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LostArtist Ex Member	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #4 - 03/12/10 at 11:25:33 is there anything else I should screw with while doing the valves???
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #5 - 03/12/10 at 13:28:08 LostArtist wrote on 03/12/10 at 11:25:33: is there anything else I should screw with while doing the valves??? screw the GF tinker with the bike While the tank is off, check the decomp adjustment.
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Re: valve adjustment tools
Reply #6 - 03/12/10 at 18:23:46

verslagen1 wrote on 03/10/10 at 15:32:17:

All you need is a flat blade screwdriver, 10mm combo wrench and a set of feeler gages.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1255580802

If you can find an old set of feeler gauges at a garage sale for a buck, go ahead and cut off about three of them or, if possible, unscrew the bundle. You want to work with a single blade. Get one .001 tighter than spec, spec and one .001 looser than spec. Bend them into a Z shape for easier access. If you have fat fingers, clamp the Z shaped single feeler into a hemostat and wiggle it under the adjustment screw. This is WAY easier than trying to use a long straight blade attached to a bundle of other blades.

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Re: valve adjustment tools
Reply #7 - 03/14/10 at 13:59:21

yay! finished the valve check, with help from my brother-in-law, also changed the spark plug, got the wrong one first, anyone got any use for a spark plug for an sv650? ?? the valves measured a .004 in and the rest were .005 which is good considering I drive on the freeway at 60-70 mph all the time, and haven't had them changed or adjusted until now with 7300 miles on it, the original owner had them done at the 600 mile break in point, I have an air filter on it's way, so I need to go through and check everything for the 7500 mile service make sure I didn't miss anything. . .

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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #8 - 03/15/10 at 16:27:22 Keep a heavy ball peen hammer close by. When you begin to think the valve job is a PITA, hit yourself on the big toe. This will take your mind off of the difficulties of getting the gauges into the cramped spaces. Phelonius
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #9 - 05/23/10 at 21:05:38 I've had good luck using these: I like 'em. Here's a link: http://www.motionpro.com/motorcycle/tools/category/tappet_feeler_gauges/ IHTH someone!
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james may Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 252 holyoke, ma Gender:	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #10 - 05/23/10 at 21:18:44 Check the manual but I think retorquing the head bolts is around 8k mi. Also tightening and adjusting and lubing all the cables and brakes is a good ideA.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #11 - 06/17/10 at 20:27:00 james may wrote on 05/23/10 at 21:18:44: Check the manual but I think retorquing the head bolts is around 8k mi.... The FSM for my bike (see signature) specifies that the head bolts need to be torqued every 3500-4000 miles. I do the job on mine about every 3400 miles.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #12 - 06/17/10 at 21:43:55 & mines got 20K on it & never been torqued.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #13 - 06/18/10 at 01:08:24 what the worst that could happen? blow a head gasket?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: valve adjustment tools Reply #14 - 06/18/10 at 06:18:58 I spose so, yea, or, do as they say & spend X amount of time every so often & risk something breaking because I was in there messin w/ it. Like I said, 20,000 miles, no snugging, no loss, SO FAR, for all I know, itll blow the next time I xcrank it. Ill let ya know if & when it does,,
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