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Old 05-05-2009, 11:44 AM   #4
adrianinflorida
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Re: 6,000 miles checkup - go to a dealer or do it myself?

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Originally Posted by 5th_bike
One thing I haven't done yet is adjusting the valves, you need a special tool. But for just checking them you don't need that tool.
I forgot to post this, I did the "Home Made 'Special Tool' " for the valve adjustment. The wrench I got was from Autozone, iirc, it's a long brake bleeding wrench with 8mm & 10mm ends like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/-Brake-B ... dZViewItem

Then for the 'Special Tool', I somehow, had a screw with the square head (Number 2 Robertson, i believe) laying around the toolbox, I screwed it into a 1" long, 3/4" diameter wood dowel (With a bit of wood glue on the threads to help hold it tight when turning the valve tappet adjusters). I'll take some pics later, but these worked perfect. Or you could just get the special tool from Suzuki, it's only $8, iirc.
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