seanv98

Does anyone know where I can buy the honda valve adjustment tool? I called Honda but they don't carry them.

Christof

whats the purpose of this tool? does it help with valve ticking? or just timming?

seanv98

It's used to loosen/tighten the jam nut and set screw to adjust the valve clearances.

Sirberner

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it's not a honda tool you can get it from snap-on tools you might find on at part source or napa auto parts or canadian tire. call first to see.

Sirberner

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BUT a 10mm wrench and a flat tip screwdriver will work to.

zeeman

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its next to impossible to get a regular wrench down into where the rocker arms are on the DOHC VTEC engines.

A jam-nut adjuster is what you need here.

I'm pretty sure i've seen them at canadian tire before with their "specialty" tools.

chris_v2

Sean, you can borrow mine if you want. I can't sell it to you, but if you want to adjust your valves I can lend it to you for a few days.

arc_55

hey sean whatsup snap on tools has the tool you are looking for ! I have used that tool many of time you will also need feeler gauges to know your cleanrances and it makes it easier to know when you have three people on the job.

ps. its alan good luck bro if you need any assitance pm me.

chris_v2

You mean Gary

seanv98

haha, cool. Thanks guys. I'm gunna be doing it in a couple of weeks. If I can't find one I'll send you a PM Chris. Thanks guys.

Crazydragonclk

use a small wrench and a screwdriver

seanv98

There's not enough clearance between the nut and the sidewall of the head. I should have mentioned it's a DOHC VTEC. I'm gonna try crappy tire tomorrow.

SiRDOHC

heat up a 10mm box ended wrench and bend it 90 degrees.
Then you can stick the flat headed screw driver in there to do the adjustment.

I did this years ago, and it works time after time.

SiRDOHC

seanv98

haha, that's actually the pic I just found. I'll see if I can get my dad to make me on at work.

zeeman

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I found it hard to get enough torque on the wrench to crack the nut loose with a bent wrench like in that picture.

jdm ek4

Just spend the extra 30 bucks and get one from Powerbuilt or spend the 70 bucks and get the snap-on. I just bought the Powerbuilt one with the feeler gauges from Amazon.

F8i

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@ SiRDOHC:
LOL I was looking through my dad's tool box(one of many) and found a 10mm wrench like the one from c-speedracing.com picture. He's a Honda Tech, and now I understand the purpose of it! I thought someone was just messing around one day when they were bored.
-B

seanv98

I was able to pick one up today from crappy tire for $20. Thanks guys.

arc_55

Chris and i have used that one before. Power built correct? Use the feeler guage under the opposing side of the rocker arm rather then trying to get under the valve lash adjuster. B-series engines don't really have alot of room like the d-series do.