Valve Shims

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Valve Shims

19 May 2013 23:34
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Does anyone know if the valve shims on a J motor are hardened or treated in a manner that would cause an issue if I precision ground the thickness just a bit? Thanks.
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Re: Valve Shims

19 May 2013 23:38
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They are hardened. Do not grind them.
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Re: Valve Shims

20 May 2013 09:31
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Thank you Proletariat.
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Re: Valve Shims

20 May 2013 10:10
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This is what happens when you remove the hard surface of a shim and put it in the wrong way up...

I pulled this one out of a bike I bought. The shim said 2.65mm on the back, read 2.50mm on the edge, but read under 2.00mm in the center. The cam lobe was toast - down over 1/10th of an inch...
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Re: Valve Shims

20 May 2013 13:50
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Thanks Jeff. Perfect reason to not do what I was thinking of doing!
Lewis
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Re: Valve Shims

20 May 2013 19:28
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Last parts bike I bought the PO tried just removing the shims. That didnt work out too well, ruined the cam, bent the valves etc. Fortunetly I parts on hand to fix it
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