suzuki GS500 valve shim tool?

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Anyone know where to get one other than main dealers.
(looked on ebay,but their all from the u.s.)

Also what price should i expect to pay?

Is there another way to do it without this tool (and without removing the cams).

Thanks
Dave
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[NiteMare]

have you got a picture of this tool ??

if it is the same or similar to the one i used on my gs550, i made my own out of a piece of 3mm thick steel 25mm wide , i just ground it to the shape i required using an angle grinder
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[yen_powell]

Looks like my old FJ1200s set up. I had the proper tool but didn't use it much. It's easier to use a small flat bladed screwdriver. See the notches in the bucket that holds the shim (part 13 and 14). Turn that with your fingers until the notch faces away from the cam lobe. (You should have already turned the crank so the flat part of the cam is bearing on the shim). Gently push the flat blade of the small screwdriver through the notch and under the shim. A tiny amount of the blade will be under the shim. Twist the screwdriver and you will find that the shim lifts and the screwdriver goes right under. The shim will come out straight into your hand first or second twist.

To put back, just push the shim between the bucket and the cam lobe, making sure the size stamp is facing the bucket and not the cam. The shim will just click back into place in the bucket. I used to be able to remove all the shims on my FJs in a few minutes this way, never had any damage.
https://www.cmsnl.com/img/partslist/cam-shaft-valve-gs500-2001-2002-usa_bigSUUSA92665.gif
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Cheers for the reply's

Heres a pic of the tool:(attached)

Yen-powell-

That sounds like it should work,but could be a bit messy.
I'll try that as a last resort if i cant find the tool cheap enough.


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[NiteMare]

that picture appears to be exactly the same as required for my old 550 ...

you don't need to buy it, or make it identical ...

mine was a roughly shaped curve that tapered and wedged between the bucket and camshaft (not the lobe) to depress the bucket ..

as posted before (yen_powell), i flipped them out with a screwdriver and used a magnetic probe just to slide them out (easier than pliers)
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[BarryM]

I brought one of these the other day, to do my Honda from

https://www.valvetool.com.au

this is a must have tool for any valve assembly

[hmmmnz]

the easiest way, is once you have measured your clearances and recorded the measure ments,
undo the camchain tensioner, then
undo the the cams and lift them up and pull the shim out,(leave the chain in place and put a mark on both the chain and cam sprocket, so if it does spin you can easily return the cam to its correct position)


once you have recorded the shims and got the new ones of correct size, put them all back in tighten the cams back up,

reset the tensionor before you stick the rocker cover back on,

job done,

have fun
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It's a bummer when you reply without looking at the date it was started

Cheers anyway though fella
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[hmmmnz]

yeah i saw that just after i posted, fucken fuckers i hate when people do that,
not too worry

hows the bike running any way??
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Running sweet

I'm gonna end up killing myself on it if i keep riding it in this weather

too bloody fast


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