I wonder if it's possible to sand the shims using some very fine sand paper to bring it to the hundredths of a millimeter you would need? That's how you do Ducati valve adjustments. Sanding the existing shim to open it up a little is easier than buying a new one.
Question: I'm due for my 12,000 mile valve check. However, my bike starts easily and seems to be running well. Sooooo do you think I'd be a fool to hold off on the valve check since money's a little tight? Also, I was planning to do it myself ... but since via this video you've informed me that one needs to be a mathematician I suppose I'll save up the $400 smackers and let the experts go over the whole thing with a full service job. Btw, thanks for being a sport and posting this vid!
@hedlundk I don't see why you couldn't, except that you'd have to keep the surface flat and squared with the sides. i think it's easier to just get new shims.
Haha, funny you bring that up. I just perused one of my old computers and found an excel sheet I made that does the calculations for you and tells you what shims you need where. Give me your email address and I'll email it to you. Don't waste $400 on it. Go buy some feeler gauges for maybe $20 and do it yourself. :-) To answer your original question: it doesn't hurt to check the clearances. My bike was running fine but were out of spec on the tight side.
Dear sir. Good lessons
I wonder if it's possible to sand the shims using some very fine sand paper to bring it to the hundredths of a millimeter you would need? That's how you do Ducati valve adjustments. Sanding the existing shim to open it up a little is easier than buying a new one.
Question: I'm due for my 12,000 mile valve check. However, my bike starts easily and seems to be running well. Sooooo do you think I'd be a fool to hold off on the valve check since money's a little tight?
Also, I was planning to do it myself ... but since via this video you've informed me that one needs to be a mathematician I suppose I'll save up the $400 smackers and let the experts go over the whole thing with a full service job.
Btw, thanks for being a sport and posting this vid!
Thank you for posting this. Nice Work!
What about 1.954 ???
Does it become 195 or 200 ???
Thanks for sharing! Real nice of you. Appreciate it!
what does loose spec mean ???
@hedlundk I don't see why you couldn't, except that you'd have to keep the surface flat and squared with the sides. i think it's easier to just get new shims.
Haha, funny you bring that up. I just perused one of my old computers and found an excel sheet I made that does the calculations for you and tells you what shims you need where. Give me your email address and I'll email it to you. Don't waste $400 on it. Go buy some feeler gauges for maybe $20 and do it yourself. :-)
To answer your original question: it doesn't hurt to check the clearances. My bike was running fine but were out of spec on the tight side.
I don't see why it wouldn't, but don't forget to use the other bike specs, not the KLR's!
Thanks. now i have to do it to a 5-valve genesis block, uuggghh.
@trav15106 There's sound. Turn your speakers on.... :-)
I am sure this is a very informative video but for me personally I gave up the will to live at about 1.26 ;P