Valve adjustment thread - tool?? (1 Viewer)

[SteveH]

I can find nothing here in the 80 forum on valve adjustment. Mine are a bit out of spec. My question is: would the Chinese eBay valve tool set work on an 80 to allow me to sneak out the shims and replace them with the correct ones? I won't be using this tool to make a living, so it doesn't have to be world-class in construction, but it does have to work. Thanks - Steve

Tool: US Car Valve Adjusting Pliers 2x Tool Adjuster for Toyota Engine Adjustment | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/395528053803?itmmeta=01J4M3HGXAM9DSGDVNX6BGRH7P&hash=item5c174f242b:g:vhwAAOSwv1tmkOAz&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8IcW%2Bn4czsRXpBLXuVb1xllVGKG9KUV%2FNEOGWFMVJDRjJRNepEnGvc46cvamZioWFuICumKIkBKsEnufAAXZQxucMD9BTxsJfhAFKpJhtaPJVCoF4rzkmV%2FTEZ60Zs5xhLR%2FUBgMYPWf33O0mmR%2FGfDLn%2FTmrvzNrK8iSIqGI56JPR%2Bk3qJUkJNN63bvWn0OHgJfzM%2BAtYBbBAWbS7TLZSa9hxNfTRANfNULiJjYK2rrBfqktNYC3CprNY6jazVRzvkxzpM4ohqlR4959ggU8INGo1%2FuezMrekMoV4YRjkc2LeN%2BERDtVdCwQjkGQC1qZQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM4o7Gg6Vk

 

[IDoc]

I bought the cheap one.....terrible. So frustrating I bought the toyota one and waited for it in the middle of the job. It was night and day easier and less frustrating with the Toyota one.

 

[use2bn83]

I can find nothing here in the 80 forum on valve adjustment. Mine are a bit out of spec. My question is: would the Chinese eBay valve tool set work on an 80 to allow me to sneak out the shims and replace them with the correct ones? I won't be using this tool to make a living, so it doesn't have to be world-class in construction, but it does have to work. Thanks - Steve

Tool: US Car Valve Adjusting Pliers 2x Tool Adjuster for Toyota Engine Adjustment | eBay - https://www.ebay.com/itm/395528053803?itmmeta=01J4M3HGXAM9DSGDVNX6BGRH7P&hash=item5c174f242b:g:vhwAAOSwv1tmkOAz&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA8IcW%2Bn4czsRXpBLXuVb1xllVGKG9KUV%2FNEOGWFMVJDRjJRNepEnGvc46cvamZioWFuICumKIkBKsEnufAAXZQxucMD9BTxsJfhAFKpJhtaPJVCoF4rzkmV%2FTEZ60Zs5xhLR%2FUBgMYPWf33O0mmR%2FGfDLn%2FTmrvzNrK8iSIqGI56JPR%2Bk3qJUkJNN63bvWn0OHgJfzM%2BAtYBbBAWbS7TLZSa9hxNfTRANfNULiJjYK2rrBfqktNYC3CprNY6jazVRzvkxzpM4ohqlR4959ggU8INGo1%2FuezMrekMoV4YRjkc2LeN%2BERDtVdCwQjkGQC1qZQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABFBM4o7Gg6Vk

It will work, but the tab that holds the valve open isn’t big enough, so I ended up modifying the crap out of mine with a cutoff wheel and die grinder. …. That got me through 1 then I ordered the right tool.

Edit: I forgot, I tried to order the right one. Then got impatient and laser cut one.

09248-66011 is what the FSM calls for. There’s a tool that looks much easier to use for the 1hd 1hdt, but I don’t know that it will work with the 1fz

 

[bonestock]

I bought the cheap one.....terrible. So frustrating I bought the toyota one and waited for it in the middle of the job. It was night and day easier and less frustrating with the Toyota one.

Would you be willing to share the details of the one you purchased? Perhaps load or sell the SST you purchased?

 

[Ecliff5]

Do yourself the favor of getting the proper SST for the valve adjustment. I just did it on mine, I replaced 6 shims that were out of spec. Even with the proper SST some of them were a real pain and was tricky to not get the shim stuck.

 

[mudgudgeon]

09248-66011 is what the FSM calls for. There’s a tool that looks much easier to use for the 1hd 1hdt, but I don’t know that it will work with the 1fz

Shim buckets are larger diameter on 1hd-t/ 1hz.
You would need the corresponding tool for each engine

 

[bonestock]

I bought the cheap one.....terrible. So frustrating I bought the toyota one and waited for it in the middle of the job. It was night and day easier and less frustrating with the Toyota one.

Do yourself the favor of getting the proper SST for the valve adjustment. I just did it on mine, I replaced 6 shims that were out of spec. Even with the proper SST some of them were a real pain and was tricky to not get the shim stuck.
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Either have the tool that I could buy/borrow?

 

[cold]

Last week I've bought the proper camshaft tool for FZ at asr.com

1FZ-FE Valve Clearance Adjust Tool Set - 11mm-13mm

Genuine Toyota valve shim tool set, 11mm-13mm. For 1FZ-FE Toyota: 09248-55050

www.asrparts.com