Another Valve adjustment... 92' 600 Shim Style

[jfried43]

OK, I know many of you have posted responses to valve questions, but I've got one to add. I have a 92' Katana 600, and it is shim style. This is my first time adjusting valves on inline 4, but I have not had any problems thus far.

The Hayne's manual states "Pry the rocker arm aside, and remove shim with a magnet." I know motion pro offers a tool... but is there another way to "pry" the rocker shim open? and if you can, Will this cause damage to any internal parts? and Where do you PRY?


Thanks.

[Black_peter]

There are tools for pressing down on the valve spring to release the pressure.
For a bunch of reasons if you need that tool get that tool. There is only woe, injury and wasted time ahead if you don't.

[arsenic]

shim vales are stupid simple to remove. Flip the rocker arm put and take them out with a magnet. If you flip the head upside down they fall right out. I had a guy email me that one time, he wanted to know what the watch batteries were?

[BarMatt80]

um chris, i don't think flipping the head upside down is an option for him.

oh my bike you have to remove the cams to shim the valves, be glad you dont

[arsenic]

yeah, if the cams are in, then flipping the rocker arms up isn't really an option

[BarMatt80]

i haven't ever seen a picture of an open head on a kat with shim under bucket valves..............anyone got a pic?

chris.....do the cams have to come out for adjustments on these bikes?

[arsenic]

no, the cams don't NEED to come out, It just makes life a ton easier.

[jfried43]

Thanks all for your help. No you do not have to remove the cam to pull the shims. i actually made a tool using the rubber end of a plier and a 3/8" Dia 1/4" socket which I used to compress the valve spring. Then I used a magnet to pull the shim. It was much easier then what I had expected. I can take some pics for you guys if you want them.

[arsenic]

yeah post the pics, they'll help someone

[Black_peter]

Thanks all for your help. No you do not have to remove the cam to pull the shims. i actually made a tool using the rubber end of a plier and a 3/8" Dia 1/4" socket which I used to compress the valve spring. Then I used a magnet to pull the shim. It was much easier then what I had expected. I can take some pics for you guys if you want them.

Yeah post them up!!
Glad you didn't have to use the tool..

[KenpachiZaraki]

Show me your CAMS!!!

Please put up some pics, i need to do a valve adjustment on my 93 kat 600 and it would really help me some (and others) if you could show how you did it.