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Originally Posted by 123boy
I realize this is a fairly old thread. About to do my valves, thought I'd review, now confused.
Not so sure about this procedure per the original post...a couple inconsistencies I found: (please keep in mind, I may be having a "senior" moment)
The poster states if the clearance is too "tight", turn the nut "counterclockwise". Unless these are reverse thread (never heard mention of that here), counterclockwise would move the adjuster closer to the rocker, thereby making the clearance smaller or the tolerance tighter, by closing the gap.....right?
He then states if the clearance is too wide, or loose, turn the nut "clockwise" to close the gap and make the clearance tighter. Again, clockwise would open the gap even further, making the clearance bigger or more loose.
I guess my confusion is with which way to turn the adjusting nuts? Logic tells me "CCW" will close the gap and "CW" will open the gap.
Am I missing something here?
Used to adjust valves "all the time" on my and my buddies VW's "back in the 70's"...we had a bunch of em. I realize this is a little different, but the principle and end result are the same. (guess I'm showing my age...  ) |
Sounds like you are used to valve adjustments where the adjusting screw is on the Rocker Arm.
In this case the adjusting Nut and Lock Nut are threaded onto the Valve Stem and the Rocker Arm which has no adjustment and the Camshaft are above the Adjusting Nut and Valve. You will quickly understand when you see it.
The first pic is just to show the relationship of the parts.
The pic on the right is to show the Valve Spring Retainer that you may need to hold to keep from rotating until the Nuts are loosened. The original Valve Adjusting Wrench set has a 3rd Wrench for that. However, there is alternative methods for holding it but don't put too much force on it.
Once the Nuts are loose it is not an issue.
When I did my first valve adjustment I had to use the 3rd wrench on 2 of them.