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valve adjust not working :(

I have tried 2 non-OEM tools because of the outrageous prices of
the OEM ones and found them not hardened enough.
They wore/damaged quickly and then slipped off, PIA indeed.

Found a OEM 2nd hand one and never had that issue again.
Love the original tool.

I have the genuine OEM tool (black in colour, not silver) and have used it multiple times on 650 and 850 motors over the past 38 years, without it EVER slipping off. I can only assume that the dimensions and/or shape of the non-genuine tool must be ever so slightly "different", allowing it to slip off.
 
I have the genuine OEM tool (black in colour, not silver) and have used it multiple times on 650 and 850 motors over the past 38 years, without it EVER slipping off. I can only assume that the dimensions and/or shape of the non-genuine tool must be ever so slightly "different", allowing it to slip off.
This is the key! You need the factory tool. I have never had one slip off and I worked as a service technician at a Suzuki dealership 30 years ago when I did several valve adjustments a week. The proper tool and the proper procedure will have good results. If you would rather stick zip ties in your cylinders then do it that way. Then again, I know how to use screw extractors and helicoils without mucking up. Dar
 
Thanks. It was a quick in-and-out for a funeral, so there wasn't a lot of time to socialize.

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