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Do The Shimmy ?? !! ??
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 4:34 pm
by the_avenging_bucket
i am thinking of checking valve clearances myself...
i gather from the parts diagrams that shims go from 2.55mm to 3.5mm in 0.05mm increments...
has anyone done their shims? are shims 9.48 or 13mm diameter or what? anyone kno where to buy?
also a step by step description of shim removal and fitting would be appreciated...
Posted: Sun May 28, 2006 9:41 pm
by Bikerz
I had mine done by the tunners mate, was only 250 quid for a full tune up, carbs balenced and re jeted and valve clearences adjusted and valve shims done (needed 6) and cam chain. Not bad for 250 quid cash
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 8:10 am
by masterofinsanity
does it not tell you in the manual how to do the shims?
Posted: Mon May 29, 2006 12:08 pm
by sloweracing
Its quite a job mate pay some one else would be my top tip
Its not to bad checking the shims but can be a bugger if need changing espically if you leave the engine in on the L model dont drop any down the engine
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:11 pm
by the_avenging_bucket
unfortunately seems the manual doesn't go into to much detail...
have had some bad experiences with mechanics here in Pretoria, and most of the good shops don't do grey bikes- and i'm a firm believer in 'if u wan somethin done right do it urself'
so i'm gonaa take teh bike apart day after tomorrow, see whats going on.
thanks for the input, chrs
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 8:26 am
by RedexRobB
Ive got a book that tels you how to do shims, i would scan it in for you but im still at uni at the moment and everything has gone home. Im back home this weekend if you still need it i will scan it in for you.
Its not that hard from what i read, but i think you will need a special tool to compress the valve spring so you can take the shim out. Youll also need a magnetic tip to lift the shim out.
Re: Do The Shimmy ?? !! ??
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:55 pm
by Delen
If you could post a scan it would be great. My last race the bike started ticking as hell, thinking its the valves since its about time to do them anyway, but no clue on how to do it.
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:55 pm
by Delen
RedexRobB wrote:Ive got a book that tels you how to do shims, i would scan it in for you but im still at uni at the moment and everything has gone home. Im back home this weekend if you still need it i will scan it in for you.
Its not that hard from what i read, but i think you will need a special tool to compress the valve spring so you can take the shim out. Youll also need a magnetic tip to lift the shim out.
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Re: Do The Shimmy ?? !! ??
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 8:21 pm
by tobomoto
off topic a bit but from the title i thought it was some sort of dance?
i was expecting a youtube moment!!