18,000 Mile valve adjustment.
#11
09-27-2012, 11:13 PM
Join Date: May 2012
Location: North Central Arizona
Posts: 128
Hey thanks for all the great guidance on the resources and all. I'm just coming up on 3500 miles in a little more than 6months, so I've got a little time to study up and get prepared to do this. I live in an area that has a lot of year round riding weather so I'll be riding alot through most of the winter months. Anyway I appreciate your help.
#12
09-28-2012, 11:03 AM
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 12,584
the hardest part is just getting the valve cover off...very little space!...you have to just start removing stuff out of the way...i think it works best to lift and slide out to the left....gas tank, peacock and cansister all needed to come off...and, i had to remove the right fan also...after that...it's all smooth sailing from there....
#13
09-28-2012, 01:59 PM
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: kootenay country BC Canada
Posts: 1,800
I had to unbolt the fan and move it up (still against the rad). Even then it was tight getting the valve cover out the left side. Must be a few microns clearance differences between bikes.
#15
09-28-2012, 02:21 PM
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Washington
Posts: 21,060
Shadetree
The easiest way to convert metric to english is
english times 25.4 equals metric
metric divided by 25.4 equals english
so .05 MM divided by 25.4 equals .002 of an inch
or say I need to move my valves .004 of an inch so
.004 X 25.4 equals .1 MM so figure out what shim you start with then just subtract the difference.
So if your starting shim is 2.90 MM and you need to move your valves .004
2.90MM / 25.4 = .114 thickness and you need to drop .004 down to .110 then
.110 x 25.4 = 2.794 or a 2.80 shim....
The easiest way to convert metric to english is
english times 25.4 equals metric
metric divided by 25.4 equals english
so .05 MM divided by 25.4 equals .002 of an inch
or say I need to move my valves .004 of an inch so
.004 X 25.4 equals .1 MM so figure out what shim you start with then just subtract the difference.
So if your starting shim is 2.90 MM and you need to move your valves .004
2.90MM / 25.4 = .114 thickness and you need to drop .004 down to .110 then
.110 x 25.4 = 2.794 or a 2.80 shim....
#16
09-28-2012, 02:23 PM
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Washington
Posts: 21,060
the hardest part is just getting the valve cover off...very little space!...you have to just start removing stuff out of the way...i think it works best to lift and slide out to the left....gas tank, peacock and cansister all needed to come off...and, i had to remove the right fan also...after that...it's all smooth sailing from there....
#18
09-28-2012, 03:15 PM
there was no way for me get the valve cover up and over the cam/cam chain on the right...the right fan had to come off to get the cover up high enough...
2009 klx250sf
2009 klx250sf
#20
09-28-2012, 04:22 PM
identical...i did the valve check and adjustment on another guy i met online...and he was on a klx250s....