Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Adjusting Valves.......Baring tool?

[DKothe]

Hey y'all,

I want to adjust the valves on my '99.



Where do I find a Baring tool to turn the engine with????



Autozone and O'Reilly's just looked at me like I was nuts.





Thanks

Deano

 

[JFinke]

OTC, Snap-On, or your local cummins dealer.

 

[jrobinson2]

I got my barring tool at Cummins but on these trucks its much easier to use a socket and ratchet on the alternator nut.

Jared

 

[Turbo Tim 1]

Got mine at NAPA

 

[bighammer]

You don't need it. (save your money) Put a socket (22mm I think) on your alternator pulley and turn it that way.

 

[CFAR]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2459154497&category=35625



Don't know how the prices compare with NAPA.



This guy seems to have them on ebay all the time

 

[B.G. Smith]

The engine is pretty stiff to rotate, I personally would not turn it with the belt, I used a socket and breakover bar on the bolts that hold the crankshaft pulley in place to turn mine when I adjusted the valves. bg.

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

I'd rather use the alternator nut than a crank damper bolt. I'd rather not risk overtorquing (or loosening) a damper bolt. At first I was concerned about using the alternator, but now feel it is not a problem to use that nut. The engine will turn backwards (belt slips if you try normal rotation).

 

[ToolManTimTaylor]

This will help





https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=66731

 

[jrobinson2]

The trick to using the alternator nut is to go slow and let the compression bleed off, I use the barring tool on tractors and stationary engines but its a PITA on a pickup.

Jared

 

[Rob Thomas]

Ditto on what Pete, Joe, and Jared said, it's very easy using the alternator nut.