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doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws?

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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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Default doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws?

im trying to adjust my valves and i have everything set, but the guide i read on here says to torque them while you have the screw driver in the screw. how the hell do you pull that? also how are you guys getting your feeler guages in the intake sides? i have to pull a wierd angle to get it in there just right and if you have the gauge bent at all it wont read right.

also, im trying to get 10ft/lb of tq. i rented a torque wrench from autozone and it starts at 30ft/lbs.
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:44 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (drewthomas14)

what are you doing this on a dseries or b series motor?
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (philosofy1)

sorry , d-series. i was in a hurrry.
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:50 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (drewthomas14)

with a dseries you can do it with a regular open ende wrench and a flat head screw driver.

this site should help you with a step by step. it's for a bseries, but it's the same procedure.
http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:52 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (philosofy1)

im actually using this writeup https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1305086 . he says you have to torque the nuts with the screw driver in the screw. i have no idea how you can do that. also, do autozone torque wrenches only read starting at 30lbs?
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (philosofy1)

You need an angled feeler guage.

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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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for a d series? i can get the guage straight if i come in from a wierd angle, but i just found it out that nobody mentioned that it was harder to do the intake side.
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 02:08 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (drewthomas14)

You torque the nut, not the screw. It's a trial and error process. You loosen the nut, back the adjuster screw off, insert the appropriate feeler, tighten the screw until it barely drags, then torque the nut. Re-check with the feeler gauge. Move on.
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 02:09 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (drewthomas14)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by drewthomas14 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">im actually using this writeup https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1305086 . he says you have to torque the nuts with the screw driver in the screw. i have no idea how you can do that. also, do autozone torque wrenches only read starting at 30lbs?</TD></TR></TABLE>

unfortunately there are no pics, atleast not on my computer, but anyway. basically you take the open end wrench and place it on the nut. then you loosen it. keep the wrench there. take the screw driver and loosen or tighten the screw. place the feeler gauge in between the cam lobe and the screw. when you have it where you need it, tighten the nut. hold the screw driver and tighten the nut. then remove them both and go to the next one.
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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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Default Re: doing valve adjustment. how do you torque the screws? (philosofy1)

that's what i had been doing, i was just confused by his wording when he said to torque with the screw driver still in. im all set now .
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