Shim pool

LOL! and will you report back on your findings? Now I wanna know too

 

I have 2 285's & 2 not marked from my valve adjusting. Checked the 2 not marked with my old micrometer,seem to be 285's.If someone has 2 frame neck reflectors, how about an even swap?

 

do not heat a shim, if you knew how hot to heat and how long to hold it at that temperature and how to control the cooling , you'd know not to do it

 

One of the Factory RECOMMENDED Methods for removing Valve Adjustment Shims is with a Mechanics Shop Magnet.

I think it is safe to say that a Shim will not be magnatized in the short time that it gets handled during removal.

 

O.k now I gotta ask. does any one regularly use a mag tool?

 

I suppose those who have them, ... use them.

The SnapOn Tool, ... telescopes and swivels.

I've seen a few Home-Brew that were once Hidden Key magnets attached to the dowel of a wooden clothes hanger you get when you rent a Tux.

 

and here I was acting like magnets had the black plague or something. good deal, one less thing to worry about.

 

All: I posted and watched this develop. I wrote what I did due to what I was taught on this board elsewhere. I may have been wrong, but I absolutely trust a few of you who have told me to never magnetize shims....not arguing; just sayin'

 

After fighting with hemo's and little drivers I gave the mag
a shot. Best way to remove the shim IMHO.

Bigfitz will very much disagree (and BF is really knows these motors) but in this case I think Ill have to stick with the mag.

I've asked a few local shops and they all use a mag.

 

No, I won't "very much" disagree, and although I still don't think it's a good idea; I too just recently noticed that in one of the factory books it does indeed say to use a magnet to remove them.

However, in a different factory book, it cautions AGAINST the use of a magnet for the reasons I've always stated.

So, honestly, I dunno. But since hemostats and a tiny screwdriver work fine for me, I'm going to stay away from the magnet. Maybe it is just an "urban legend" but I don't want to find out the hard way.

 

I used a small pair of needle nose pliers to get my shims our and a small non-magnet flat head screw driver to pop them out of place. The hardest part for me was putting them back in.