Correct toll for removing shims
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Correct toll for removing shims
Are they still available, I am going to be Re shimming the tappets on my DX head very soon and it would help to have the right tools for the job. I am fed up with struggling in the past…
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nick…
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nick…
MK1 Golf GTI 1900
MK2 Jetta GTI 16V
MK2 Jetta GTI 16V
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Local Hero
Shims seem to be becoming difficult to get now GSF have stopped.
I use a large screwdriver, magnet, small screwdriver and a 10mm square bar, bent and with the end ground verically so that it is about 7mm wide for about 20mm of the length.
It is very easy to use the large screwdriver to push the tappet down and insert the bar on the edge of the bucket under the cam. I use the small screwdriver on the edge of the shim to break the suction of the oil and the magnet to get the shim out.
Takes about 1 hour to do the whole job.
I use a large screwdriver, magnet, small screwdriver and a 10mm square bar, bent and with the end ground verically so that it is about 7mm wide for about 20mm of the length.
It is very easy to use the large screwdriver to push the tappet down and insert the bar on the edge of the bucket under the cam. I use the small screwdriver on the edge of the shim to break the suction of the oil and the magnet to get the shim out.
Takes about 1 hour to do the whole job.
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The pliers are ?41 & vat and the lever is ?24 & vat and still available from VW
Any luck with some shims crazy???
Any luck with some shims crazy???
1996 Gti Anniversary 8v Mystic Blue
1995 Gti 16v Fjord blue
1995 Gti 16v Fjord blue
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Thanks for the replies, I think I will try the diy method first as 70 odd quid for the tools has swayed me a bit
MK1 Golf GTI 1900
MK2 Jetta GTI 16V
MK2 Jetta GTI 16V
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Rich
Didgyer get my PM about sourcing Injector pullers (and tappet tools), etc ??? (re BugPack concession?)
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Didgyer get my PM about sourcing Injector pullers (and tappet tools), etc ??? (re BugPack concession?)
Under Construction bowwow.ca
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Mk1 GTI
B5 Passat Estate 5 SPeed
Riley 1071"S" Elf Mk2 (Bl**dy Hooligan machine!)
Bosch Lawnraker 32
B5 Passat Estate 5 SPeed
Riley 1071"S" Elf Mk2 (Bl**dy Hooligan machine!)
Bosch Lawnraker 32
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Local Hero
Injector pullers definetely a good idea, also what about mixture adjusters?
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1983 1100 C
1983 1100 C
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