hey guys doing my timing belt and valve adjustment sunday and I need to buy a feeler gauge and two 5mm pin punches where can I get these?

Thanks alot

 

Sears?

 

feeler gauge = Sears

punches:
just use a small phillips head screw driver or an allen wrench that will fit.

you 'should' not need to hold the cams in place unless you have different valve springs or cams.

 

I still need to get that damn Snap-On tool that Heroki had at CMP. That tool is a must.

 

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



My weapon of choice along with:



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

 

Yeah I already got the snap-on^ valve tool

Are the angled feeler gauges better than the normal ones?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ekim952522000 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Are the angled feeler gauges better than the normal ones? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I've never had any difficulty with the straight feeler guages. As for the punches. Just use, as Will suggested, a couple allen keys or really anything that'll fit in there. They won't be under any real pressure. Just make sure you take them out before you try to crank the engine over.

 

I bought 5mm (cams) and 8mm (bitch pin) rolled punches from McMaster. Worth the money

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I bought 5mm (cams) and 8mm (bitch pin) rolled punches from McMaster. Worth the money </TD></TR></TABLE>

Or an air hammer with the right bit.

bitch pin = pwnZ0rz you working off the ground with haMMa!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by migs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">bitch pin = pwnZ0rz you working off the ground with haMMa!</TD></TR></TABLE>

4 lb mini sledge = no problems here

Maybe j00 are just a little girly man and cannot swing the hammAr hard enough

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">4 lb mini sledge = no problems here

Maybe j00 are just a little girly man and cannot swing the hammAr hard enough </TD></TR></TABLE>

LOL, Ive done with the sledge, its just easier with the air hamer. Work smart, not hard.

BTW, I think antiseize around that pin will make it much easier, wont it?

Edit: When I use a hammer, I use an AC bolt. The AC bolt is tapered at the end and makes a GREAT punch. Only downside is that its long and reduces the swing from the hammer.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by .RJ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">4 lb mini sledge = no problems here

Maybe j00 are just a little girly man and cannot swing the hammAr hard enough </TD></TR></TABLE>

****, i just use a normal carpenters hammer and one of the torx pieces from the swappable crafstman screwdriver thingy.. you need to work on the muscles mister mini sledge man.