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- Fri Apr 30, 2021 8:01 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Camshaft shims
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Re: Camshaft shims
It's the gap where the two collets meet at the top of the valve, I take plate off and put a steel rule across it to check for warpage
- Thu Apr 29, 2021 5:55 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Camshaft shims
- Replies: 8
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Re: Camshaft shims
Hiya, does anyone know the torque settings for the camshaft plate, I've tried giving the top of the valve a tap, checked the collets we're sitting properly there's a slight gap, failing that I'll strip it down, only asking as the other side isn't that tight at all
- Mon Apr 19, 2021 7:04 am
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Camshaft shims
- Replies: 8
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Re: Camshaft shims
The valve seats haven't been ground before, the bikes got 32000 on the clock, is there a difference between Firestorm and Fire blade exhaust valves, might of been sent the wrong parts?
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Welcome Inn
- Topic: Newbee from Scunny
- Replies: 8
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Newbee from Scunny
Hiya just joined the forum had a firestorm in my garage for a while so decided to get it back onto the road, so ill need some techy advice now and again, ill be searching the forum for advice and concourse pictures of the firestorm and lets mot forget the banter
- Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:26 pm
- Forum: Workshop
- Topic: Camshaft shims
- Replies: 8
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Camshaft shims
Hiya new to the forum , I have a firestorm which I'm now rebuilding but have run into a snag ,the problem is I've put two new exhaust valves back into the head after re lapping them the original shims were 195/190 these were too big and i couldn't get the right clearance of 0.28/0.34 so downsized to...