EDIT:
Read the Write-Up (but I suggest you also read the rest of this thread):
Pre-98 (92'-97') Shim-Over-Bucket Valve Adjustment -- 56K Beware(Picture Intensive)
Alright Katriders,
I'm gonna do it. After looking around a large amount and doing my best to search I have decided I'm going to do a valve adjustment. My Kat sounds like a tractor, and although I understand that by nature the Kat is a valve-loud bike the two PO's (who I had the opportunity to meet) were utter fools so I'm assuming it hasn't been done in forever.
I've understood so far the basic idea, re-opened my manual, and watched many videos over Shim (not Shim Under Bucket) Valve Adjustments on 4-cylinder motorcycles. I am, however, still very unsure.
What sort of shim-set should I get? How do I correctly know which shim to (guess) close to inorder to properly adjust? What sort of special tools will I need?
From what I understand it can be done with tools I already have (Small flathead, feeler gauges, tools to remove the head)
I've found this thread though the search, and am still a bit iffy on the operation. I am mechanically inclined and have done plenty of valve and head work on my car but I don't want to cock anything up on my bike horribly, and have no experience with Shim adjusters.
Any and all resources you guys can link me to from preparation, Strator cover removal, Head removal, to the actual procedure. Any personal experience with Shim adjusters or general adjusting theory (On the tight or on the loose side of spec?). Is there a video or audio recording of how a Kat should sound with a proper valve adjustment recently done?
Thanks in advance, as always.
Read the Write-Up (but I suggest you also read the rest of this thread):
Pre-98 (92'-97') Shim-Over-Bucket Valve Adjustment -- 56K Beware(Picture Intensive)
Alright Katriders,
I'm gonna do it. After looking around a large amount and doing my best to search I have decided I'm going to do a valve adjustment. My Kat sounds like a tractor, and although I understand that by nature the Kat is a valve-loud bike the two PO's (who I had the opportunity to meet) were utter fools so I'm assuming it hasn't been done in forever.
I've understood so far the basic idea, re-opened my manual, and watched many videos over Shim (not Shim Under Bucket) Valve Adjustments on 4-cylinder motorcycles. I am, however, still very unsure.
What sort of shim-set should I get? How do I correctly know which shim to (guess) close to inorder to properly adjust? What sort of special tools will I need?
From what I understand it can be done with tools I already have (Small flathead, feeler gauges, tools to remove the head)
I've found this thread though the search, and am still a bit iffy on the operation. I am mechanically inclined and have done plenty of valve and head work on my car but I don't want to cock anything up on my bike horribly, and have no experience with Shim adjusters.
Any and all resources you guys can link me to from preparation, Strator cover removal, Head removal, to the actual procedure. Any personal experience with Shim adjusters or general adjusting theory (On the tight or on the loose side of spec?). Is there a video or audio recording of how a Kat should sound with a proper valve adjustment recently done?
Thanks in advance, as always.
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