Kawasaki KZ 1000 shim tool

WILLIAM PIPPEN wrote: Help
I bought the Kawasaki shim tool and don`t understand how to use it on the intake side. Once the bucket is pushed down and the tool installed, you need to roll the cam lobe up so that you can get the shim out. The cam lobe then runs into the tool at the same time it`s pressing down on the bucket. I have been taught to NEVER rotate the crank / cams backward. But that looks like the only way to make this work.
On the exhaust side, the lobe rotates away from the tool and all is well.
What am I doing wrong?

WILLIAM PIPPEN wrote: Help
... I have been taught to NEVER rotate the crank / cams backward. But that looks like the only way to make this work.
On the exhaust side, the lobe rotates away from the tool and all is well.

swest wrote:
$50 OUCH. It was $50 in the 70's. :dry:
Steve

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OnkelB wrote:

WILLIAM PIPPEN wrote: Help
... I have been taught to NEVER rotate the crank / cams backward. But that looks like the only way to make this work.
On the exhaust side, the lobe rotates away from the tool and all is well.

It's not a problem to rotate the KZ engines backwards, as you say that's the only way to use the factory tool. You will also have to rotate the engine backwards on the exhaust side as you need to depress the bucket after replacing the shim in order to remove the tool.

I have done this several times with no issues, just remember easy does it.