This is the best video to explain how to do a valve adjustment in general I’ve taken you video and applied it to not only my gsxr but also a couple cars and other bikes thanks!
Thank you so much for taking the time and making these videos!! Your explanations are always thorough and very easy to understand. I've definitely learned a lot.
Brilliant that's what I like to hear ... there is always a simple way and engines are quite simple to when you can understand them ....they all work in the same way 👍
a big hello from the srad world owners club admin :) nice vid m8 .this will help alot of guys out . thanks for posting on the group page :) shims are a pain in the arse :) keep em coming m8 regards sion .
Thank you I Will do the problem is I find SRAD's pretty bomb proof... So it's hard to make problem solving vids of them 😬 I do have another one to work on in a few months and I may be painting it too....
@ 4:45 you could use a small inspection mirror to help look at the timing marks too. I work on many Audi/VW car 1.8t four cylinder engines and the mirrors help to look at hard to access places.
If you have a ticking noise is that likely from it having to large a gap or too small? Which direction would u adjust within the range of spec to limit ticking?
You have the only video, if not the best one i have seen on this for my specific bike the 1999 suzukigsx-r750 srad. Far better than what the book shows. I do have a question though. Theoretically if the ideal shim thickness is 1.5 so you still have .2 mm thickness of clearance with the feeler guage after everything is installed- couldn't you (or me) just put all new shims in that are 1.5 mm thick ? Im thinking maybe there is a cost or variation in thickness somewhere in the valve train issue that would keep me from doing that or is it OK to do it that way ? I don't know. I need to watch your part 2 video though for sure but please let me know what you think about my question. I'm a car mechanic by trade and do OK with motor bikes.
Hello thank you for your time... With valve clearances you have to measure the existing clearance and find a shim to make the alteration or alternatively you can sand them down to size... If your target clearance is. 0.15mm and your measured clearance is 0.05mm you shim size would have to be less than 0.10 to make the clearance 0.15mm So your clearance may be 0.05mm and your valve shim is 2.0mm you will have to replace it with a 1.0mm shim to make the clearance 0.15mm. It's just like filling a hole with a piece of wood but you need a gap remaining so cut the wood down until you have the desired gap
They are hardened but yes you can sand them down.... If there is quite alot to sand down u would just order the shims closest to the size you need but sanding them will get all the valve clearances even.... But you just have to be patient and not to sand a taper on them make sure they stay flat
What about top dead center on cylinders 1&4 and 2&3. You can skip cams 180 degrees. You have to know first in which position are cylinders im struggling with thst dont want fuck up the engine.
Sorry pal not sure what you mean skip cams there are timing marks in the flywheel for the position of the crank and if you are unsure just insert a long screwdriver into the cylinders and turn the crank around until the screwdriver reaches the very top and stops... that is your top dead center but check the marks in the flywheel
@@PXCBIKES i had top dead on 2&3 so was confused but i managed. two rotations of crankshaft 720 degree puts cams on two different positions. in order to get your steps cylinder 1&4 has to be on top dead center to get the cams right but if you rotate it again 360 degree cams get on different position. thats what i meant in the first place. Gsxr 600 and k5 1000 here. Those engines if maintained and cared well are indestructible. For this job you have to be on point, took me two afternoons to do not fup. Great stuff, im just adding so ppl can see if they get in doubt. Took me thinking and thinking, questions in head all over the place when you do it the first time. Suzuki love
Valve clearances need to be maintained in any engine ... if you do not maintain or adjust the valve clearances then eventually the engine will no longer run
This is the best video to explain how to do a valve adjustment in general I’ve taken you video and applied it to not only my gsxr but also a couple cars and other bikes thanks!
Fantastic mate, that's good to hear... yes, it's the same principle to any engine with bucket and shim valving
Thank you so much for taking the time and making these videos!! Your explanations are always thorough and very easy to understand. I've definitely learned a lot.
Brilliant that's what I like to hear ... there is always a simple way and engines are quite simple to when you can understand them ....they all work in the same way 👍
a big hello from the srad world owners club admin :) nice vid m8 .this will help alot of guys out . thanks for posting on the group page :) shims are a pain in the arse :) keep em coming m8 regards sion .
Thank you I Will do the problem is I find SRAD's pretty bomb proof... So it's hard to make problem solving vids of them 😬 I do have another one to work on in a few months and I may be painting it too....
What a simplified way of explaining, great video
Thank you for the feedback... yes it is simple really to calculate valve shims I just don't understand why people use charts at all
@ 4:45 you could use a small inspection mirror to help look at the timing marks too. I work on many Audi/VW car 1.8t four cylinder engines and the mirrors help to look at hard to access places.
Bloody hell wish j thought of that 🤔 yes 👍
If you have a ticking noise is that likely from it having to large a gap or too small? Which direction would u adjust within the range of spec to limit ticking?
It is when the gap is too large this usually occurs when the engine is hot as the components expand with the heat....
Put them all into spec if the limit is between 0.10 to 0.20 then set them to 0.19 or 0.20
@@PXCBIKES thank u sir
Hi mate could you give me an update on the Speed Triple. Is it reliable & issues like with the stator etc....?
I don't know never owned one sorry
@@PXCBIKES that lady in your video was riding a speed triple.
Oh no that was just a test ride
Very good vid mate!
Thank you very much... 🙂
Great video !
Thank you 🫡
You have the only video, if not the best one i have seen on this for my specific bike the 1999 suzukigsx-r750 srad. Far better than what the book shows. I do have a question though. Theoretically if the ideal shim thickness is 1.5 so you still have .2 mm thickness of clearance with the feeler guage after everything is installed- couldn't you (or me) just put all new shims in that are 1.5 mm thick ? Im thinking maybe there is a cost or variation in thickness somewhere in the valve train issue that would keep me from doing that or is it OK to do it that way ? I don't know. I need to watch your part 2 video though for sure but please let me know what you think about my question. I'm a car mechanic by trade and do OK with motor bikes.
Hello thank you for your time... With valve clearances you have to measure the existing clearance and find a shim to make the alteration or alternatively you can sand them down to size... If your target clearance is. 0.15mm and your measured clearance is 0.05mm you shim size would have to be less than 0.10 to make the clearance 0.15mm
So your clearance may be 0.05mm and your valve shim is 2.0mm you will have to replace it with a 1.0mm shim to make the clearance 0.15mm. It's just like filling a hole with a piece of wood but you need a gap remaining so cut the wood down until you have the desired gap
That was very good explanation how how it's done enjoyed every bit
Thank you did you move on to part two?
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So you can actually Sand these shims down is that what you're telling me?
I thought these would be hardened???
They are hardened but yes you can sand them down.... If there is quite alot to sand down u would just order the shims closest to the size you need but sanding them will get all the valve clearances even.... But you just have to be patient and not to sand a taper on them make sure they stay flat
@@PXCBIKES thank you I'll keep that in mind if I got a swap a couple around.
Yes 800 grit paper is best 👍 and your finger nails will be square after
What about top dead center on cylinders 1&4 and 2&3. You can skip cams 180 degrees. You have to know first in which position are cylinders im struggling with thst dont want fuck up the engine.
Sorry pal not sure what you mean skip cams there are timing marks in the flywheel for the position of the crank and if you are unsure just insert a long screwdriver into the cylinders and turn the crank around until the screwdriver reaches the very top and stops... that is your top dead center but check the marks in the flywheel
@@PXCBIKES i had top dead on 2&3 so was confused but i managed. two rotations of crankshaft 720 degree puts cams on two different positions. in order to get your steps cylinder 1&4 has to be on top dead center to get the cams right but if you rotate it again 360 degree cams get on different position. thats what i meant in the first place. Gsxr 600 and k5 1000 here. Those engines if maintained and cared well are indestructible. For this job you have to be on point, took me two afternoons to do not fup. Great stuff, im just adding so ppl can see if they get in doubt. Took me thinking and thinking, questions in head all over the place when you do it the first time. Suzuki love
So they get tighter as they wear or looser
Tighter... the shims will wear and also the valves can wear on the seat if the clearances are not adjusted
So when I get the new shims they have to be bigger than the ones on there if they are too tight or smaller
If the gap is tight, then the shim has to be smaller.. check out part 2. I explain it there
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Wish I knew why would you do all this work, like what are you trying to fix or solve?
Valve clearances need to be maintained in any engine ... if you do not maintain or adjust the valve clearances then eventually the engine will no longer run
Are you for real 😂...WTF that's like saying "wish I knew why we wash our clothes" 😂
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