Do people find it best to use an angled feeler gauge for valve adjustments?

If so, can anyone recommend a good one? I am having problems finding an angled feeler gauge.

Also, comments on this tool:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...88124

It looks like the SnapOn tool, but much much cheaper. Guessing it should work fine.

Thanks! :-)

 

I use the angled one but it's a snap on.

 

I just bent my cheap *** straight ones. It's only 0.2mm thick so no need for superhero powers to bend it to the desired angle.

 

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I use the same one. It works excellent!
It is only $12.00 on Snap-On's website.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog...store

 

I wonder if this might help folks out, especially ones worried about how the proper clearance "feels:"

http://www.ipdusa.com/Products...D=629

 

I just "eye" it

 

craftsman @ sears.

easy to find and affordable.

 

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easy to find and affordable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Black R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">craftsman @ sears.

easy to find and affordable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

Damnit Jim....I have the snap on. Lay off the drugs fool.

 

For ten bucks, I'd try it. I bought the Snap-On for like $65 and then got bent over for another $12 for shipping.

Also, go to Sears and get this:



http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...Tools

Be careful extracting the leaf because it will bend it you don't pull it straight out.

-Matt

 

I got mine from SEARS.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Black R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">craftsman @ sears.

easy to find and affordable.</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

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http://www.ipdusa.com/Products...D=629</TD></TR></TABLE>

pat, does that one have the correct clearances we'd need?

I am one of those people who always second guesses the "feel" of it..

 

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pat, does that one have the correct clearances we'd need?

I am one of those people who always second guesses the "feel" of it..</TD></TR></TABLE>

Looks to be English instead of metric, so that's what, 0.00787 inches? Not sure if it goes that low. It just says "fine for the 0.016 to 0.018" Volvo clearance

Lemme poke around on Google.

[edit] This one looks to cover it:

http://www.midwayautosupply.co...?3949


Modified by Splat at 9:40 PM 10/26/2005

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Utilitarian &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For ten bucks, I'd try it. I bought the Snap-On for like $65 and then got bent over for another $12 for shipping.

Also, go to Sears and get this:



http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr...Tools

Be careful extracting the leaf because it will bend it you don't pull it straight out.

-Matt</TD></TR></TABLE>


That's the exact one I was referring to in my previous post.

It works like a charm.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Splat &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

Looks to be English instead of metric, so that's what, 0.00787 inches? Not sure if it goes that low. It just says "fine for the 0.016 to 0.018" Volvo clearance

Lemme poke around on Google.

[edit] This one looks to cover it:

http://www.midwayautosupply.co...?3949


Modified by Splat at 9:40 PM 10/26/2005</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks!

 

wow! mstewar, great find for the jam nut tool! i paid $45 for mine plus shipping. the sad thing was the snap on version was only 10$ more. for $10 i'd get that tool with a quicknes!

 

holy crap. $10 for the jam nut tool?

saves me time bending a 10mm wrench

 

I use metric 12" long Sanp-On feeler gauges. The metric ones are hard to find...my Snap-On dealer had to special order them for me, which took 8 weeks. I like my valve lash adjustments to be perfect. When the spec says 0.17 mm, the metric ones are exactly 0.17 mm, not 0.168 or 0.175 like a primarily imperial gauge.

 

anybody gotta pick of bent 10mm? or measurements on where to bend?