Question about valve lash

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Originally Posted by gsharapa

I recently purchased the LSM Racing Valve Lash Torque Adjustment tool and actually checked and adjusted a few of mine yesterday. This tool is so cool and it allows you to hold the set screw and tork the nut at 20 ft lbs.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ls...00-3/overview/

I thought about that, but I ordered this instead: [ame]http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1UOAM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1[/ame]The folks on the Garagejournal forums seem to love this type and brand of wrench. For valve lash, I adjust the hex and snug the retaining bolt pretty firmly with a box wrench. Then I torque it down to 20 ft-lbs with the PI torque wrench, and recheck the lash to make sure it hasn't tightened. If I snug it enough by hand, the final torquing step doesn't change the lash setting. I like this wrench because it's very accurate, and I also can use it for the rocker shaft hex nuts, as well as intake manifold bolts, etc.