Anyone have the lifter tool for valve adjustments?

[Great White]

I'm looking for the tool that compresses the lifters in order to remove/replace the shims.

 

I'm not looking to buy one, the prices seem to be "over the moon" for a simple little piece of steel (70-100 bucks plus shipping!).

 

I would like to know if someone can take some measurements so I can make one in the shop.

 

I've got the lathe and mill attachment. Chuck up a couple end mills in the collet holder and go to town. It's just an afternoon project with some scrap for me.

 

I was thinking if it turns out to be fairly easy to make, I might run off a couple and make them available to the membership at cost. Couple bucks for the scraps and shipping costs.

 

anyone got one and a micrometer?

 

[etcswjoe]

I bought my gaskets from Skydoc17 so he let me use his shim kit and tools.

[Flyinfool]

I have been making the shim tools for a while now.

While I am sure you can make one for yourself, I did in my basement, it is not that easy.

I found a member that had an original tool that would loan it to me for the purpose of copying it.

I made several versions before I came up with one that worked and was not to hard to make. I am guessing Yamaha has better machine capability than my basement.

I did learn that just any steel will not work. I had to use 1040 and carbide tools to cut it to make a tool that held up.

When I tried cheap steel the buckets just ripped the ramps off the tool after 1 or 2 valves.

I sell them to members for about half of what you found them for.

 

There was a whole thread about it during the development.

[Great White]

I have been making the shim tools for a while now.

While I am sure you can make one for yourself, I did in my basement, it is not that easy.

I found a member that had an original tool that would loan it to me for the purpose of copying it.

I made several versions before I came up with one that worked and was not to hard to make. I am guessing Yamaha has better machine capability than my basement.

I did learn that just any steel will not work. I had to use 1040 and carbide tools to cut it to make a tool that held up.

When I tried cheap steel the buckets just ripped the ramps off the tool after 1 or 2 valves.

I sell them to members for about half of what you found them for.

 

There was a whole thread about it during the development.

 

Got a link?

 

I was thining of heat treating the ones I make to deal with scuffing on the hardened lifter cups.

 

The OEM yammy one looks cast and then machined on the face. Probably induction hardened or similar before it leaves the shop...

 

*Edit*

 

found it: http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?84823-Valve-Shim-Tool&highlight=valve+tool

[Great White]

Seems there are a couple members who already make them here on the forum.

 

In the interests of not stepping on anyone's toes, I'm going to have to retract my make them at cost offer.

 

I'll just spin up one or two for myself.

 

Couple diagrams surfaced in the search also, so I don't need one as a sample anymore either.

 

Cheers.

[Flyinfool]

That is not the development thread.

But I did link to the correct one in the first post.

 

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showthread.php?55831-Help-valve-shim-tool