Motion Pro shim tool

I think I'm gonna make it my mission to buy all motion "pro" shim tools in the world put them in a big box and fill it with concete and sink them to the bottom of the ocean. Why you ask...cause I wanna save every poor schmuck(like me) from trying to save a little money and buying a POS that doesnt even come close to working. Can't even come close to prying tappet low enough to fit the holder in...pryer hits gasket surface long before tappet is down. Anyhow DON'T BUY ONE!

I'm gonna guess that maybe you're using the tool the wrong way?

How ARE you using it?...

And I'm gonna guess Mike hasn't seen this other thread :lol:

Click here > Hey, Mike. Lookie Here!

Just use the batwing part and forget the lever. And rotate the camlobe to depress and hold the valve while carefully inserting the batwing, and then carefully rotating the cam away to allow the bucket edge to catch onto the batwing.

Yes, this requires some finesse and deft handling, but is readily accomplished with the batwing (for us poor deprived folks not fortunate enough to have available the far superior factory tool).

Note -- Batwing is different on each end.

Good Luck!

Exactly what Patton said!

And throw that silly prybar in the GARBAGE!

Grab yourself a magnet and a small precision screwdriver to retrieve the shims.
Make sure you have the bucket situated so the notch is in a position to allow you to get in there with the screwdriver,to pop the shim out.

Yah thats the way I had to do it. Thanks guys

Feel better,Mikey?

Much...

+1
The pry tool is useless, I use a square shaft screw driver to depress the shim/bucket then insert the "batwing" (new term, thanks patton!).

The square shaft helps if you happen to slide it in a bit if prying is tough due to angle/interference. Those wood handled cheap screw drivers typically have the square shaft. I shortend mine a bit to give me more clearance.

Rotating the cam to open the valve then inserting the holder is a dang good idea. However are you guys really using the lever correctly? I have the lever/batwing thing I've had since 1982 and my lever opens up the valve just fine. The secret is after levering the valve open, push in on the ball of the tool, pushing the entire tool inwards. This gives plenty of lift to insert the batwing. At least it works fine on my tool, but mine's old and probably made before China was ever thought of as a supplier for tools, so if you're not doing it this way, give it a try. If you are, then yes, by all means throw the POS in the trash.