UncleBen'sRacing

well i didnt want to pay $40 for a Snap On Honda Valve Adjustment Tool, so i made my own, total cost was $3 you will need the following:

a 10mm 3/8" drive deep socket .69
a 5/8" wrench .99
a flathead screw driver .99

take the 10mm socket and hammer it into the 5/8" wrench (it will be a tight but not too tight fit) will work perfectly, then slide the screw driver in through the hole in the socket, i used a slightly larger screw driver and hammered it into the socket so it would all be one piece, but thats up to you


here are the pics:

Darkteg

PoW3l2BaN

Wanna make me one bro.. 5 bucks shipped?

b16supertuner

i made my own as well, sorry for the crummy pic. but yours looks like it would work great! gonna try it BOOM!

dwnthehatch

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Thanks! You just saved me $50!!

mmuller

great idea. I torched and bent a 10mm like above but yours looks better

KS-R

Pretty creative..

I used to have th bent wrench as well, but I found it a little hard to use in some areas as well as not much leverage.. I ended up getting the Snap on one instead.. IMO, worth the money if you're doing adjustments all the time.

B18EG6

nice... When you torque down on that 10mm socket, does the wrench slip around the socket at all?

keebler65

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18EG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice... When you torque down on that 10mm socket, does the wrench slip around the socket at all?</TD></TR></TABLE>

thats what i was wondering as well. maybe some JB weld to be sure? it looks good though. i went with the torched 10mm wrench that was posted above.

dwnthehatch

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18EG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">nice... When you torque down on that 10mm socket, does the wrench slip around the socket at all?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I just made mine in less than 5 mins. I do not think the wrench will slip. I had to hammer the hell out of my socket to get it to fit in the 5/8" wrench.

B18EG6

thanks...

was yours as cheap also? money wise... ?

dwnthehatch

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18EG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">thanks...

was yours as cheap also? money wise... ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I already had all of the tools so it was basically free.

ITR_1211

Sliced Beard

i might do that as well but since i am a welder i will make mine all fancy and put a pretty bead around the socket and wrench and i will probably sigure out a way to make the screw driver stay in like the real tool

GPoodle

This is easier

eyeamvic

I've tried many different ways to do the valve adjustment. I said the hell with it and got the snap-on valve adjustment tool. at least my tool has the window to see what you're doing with the screwdriver :[

B18EG6

there is no way that bent *** wrench can be easier than the socket+hammered on wrench combo.

Speaking purely physics-wise... the socket will allow you to get more, and easier torque on that nut....

Jeff C

Good thread. I have the bent wrench too, but I am now going to make the wrench/socket thing.

88civicHB703

props.. gotta to built me one

degooser

i have tried the socket bang in theory and it sucks compared to the snap on tool...

the bang in theory works well if you dont have a front tie bar strut bar whatever...I got a neuspeed and it hits cause there isn't enough room for me to turn the nut (the wrench hits the bar and sometimes the valve cover studs hit it too...i would need a super deep socket for it to work fine..

the snap on valve adjustment tool is the best thing i ever spent my money on...i adjusted all the valves in 30 mins...45 mins i started the car after i double checked the clearances...and buttoned up the valve cover...

GPoodle

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18EG6 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there is no way that bent *** wrench can be easier than the socket+hammered on wrench combo.

Speaking purely physics-wise... the socket will allow you to get more, and easier torque on that nut....</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's a lot less ghetto, but whatever works right?
And unless you're too lazy to interlock two wrenches together, then yeah the socket wrench would yield better torque.

nojoke

Anyone know the Snap On Valve adjustment tool part number?

ScottEK

DadFab B-Series Valve Adjustment Tool

From the maker of the DadFab logmanifold v1.0, DadFab R&D has came up with a tool that cuts the time to do B-Series valve adjustments in half! Sorry not for sale yet, it's a one-off, thanks DadFab.




Modified by beta13 at 6:48 PM 1/31/2004

sirminder

LOL, Great minds think alike . I did a similar one

THE GAME IS THICK

where can you buy the snap-on one?