[Vwdiesel] valve adjustment tools

[Val Christian]

I got one of the KD Tools compressors, and it was to skinny.  I drilled it out,
shimmed it wider, and reassembled with a couple of rivets (not pop rivets).
It's a pain, and it just barely works.  I was happy to get rid of the 
shims on the 1.5 when I transitioned to the 1.6 engines.

KD has a shim puller which works, but I found it faster to use the 
compressed air method, although a little messier if the engine hasn't been
sitting for a couple of days to drain down.

The magnetic approach might work.  Back then rare earth magnets were rarer.
I doubt that magnetization of the shims would be significant, and they could
always be erased with a bulk tape degausser (handy on screwdrivers and other
tools.)


> 
>  
> In a message dated 4/4/2012 1:54:03 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
> tadc at europa.com writes:
> 
> I don't  know if the diesel pucks are similar to the gassers, but if so  the
> compressor is one of those "optional" tools.  It's been a long  time but I'm
> pretty sure I did my 78 gasser with common hand tools, nothing  special.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dunno how.  I did it once with a couple large  screwdrivers.  Never 
> was able to repeat it since!  Gas compressor is different than diesel. 
> Different spacing.
>     Loren
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