more on monday's valve project. can you use the kaw. 57001-113 tool

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More on today's bike work: The pry-down-the-bucket-with-a-tool{pn#} lift-out-the-shim method? Very likely cannot be done on a KLR. The shims are big enough that it'd be a challenge if not an impossibility to get them out w/o loosening up the cams. The tool has no room to fit in there, anyway. That's the bad news. The good news? Taking the cam chain tensioner out was really simple, as was getting the cam caps off so they can be lifted up gently enough to extract the shims. But, it's really important to cram some small lint-free rags or paper towels in/around the empty areas on the left side of the head by the cam chain. The only cam cap locating dowels to come loose today were the ones on the left side caps, the ones with the oil tube between them. I had a magnet beside the caps as lifted each off and was super cautious to make sure one didn't fall into the engine. That would've been a major headache! eddie [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]