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Anyone have the valve shim tool they would be willing to loan? Will cover shipping to and from. Only 4 shims that need swapping. Or is they a way to swap without the tool? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If a measurement is right at the edge of a range what is the best policy? Better to be on the loose end of the range for exhaust and tight for intake or other way around?

Doing a valve adjustment on my '99 and ran across a bit of a problem. On one cylinder, the intake valve buckets won't turn by hand. They seem to be turning when I rotate the engine, but won't if I try to turn them with a screwdriver. All the rest of the cylinders the buckets turn in their...

Below is a link to a valve shim source that was posted on Venture site. Current pricing is $3.88 per shim with a flat rate shipping charge of $9.99 for orders under $99.00. Free shipping on orders over $99.00. Compare to Yamaha MSRP of $15.49 each. The VMax's/Ventures uses 25mm diameter...

I need to replace my valve cover gaskets so, I figured it would be a good time to check the valves. I asked Sean if his valve shim kit was available. His response was ,"I wish". He is having problems getting the kits returned. I'm not sure of the whole story or who has these kits. I...

I know that there are several people on this forum that have shimmed the needles in their carbs. Does anyone know how much of a horsepower increase that they had? For instance putting the bike on the dyno before and after it was done? Or has it just helped the drivability? I have an 07 (with...

Okay, I have started the project. It is my 93 Vmax with the bad Second gear. I purchased all of my parts online. On the parts fish for a 1993, they show a spacer or shim between the bearing and the first gear wheel. It is shown as item number 25. There are three item 25's shown under the parts...

After going to the dyno this morning and finding out I was a little lean in the mid-range...realized I needed to shim the needles. Followed the how-to on here...got the radio shack washer pack, mic'ed at .019. Added 2 washers between the nylon and the retainer clip, making sure to push the...

I'm doing a ground-up rebuild and I have a question about shimming the middle gear drive. I followed the procedure in the manual which was easy and straightforward in establishing what shim package I will need. I'm just wondering what I'm supposed to be accomplishing. In the grand scheme of...

Whats the "norm" when adjusting valves? Mine seemed to be pretty tight. If I am using my feelers correctly all my exhaust valves were around .008in and I went down about 3 shim sizes on average....005mm increments...so if it was say a 260 shim I ended up going down to a 245 shim...and ended up...

Attached is a Microsoft Excel 2003 spreadsheet that can be used as an aid in selecting replacement valve shims. This should work for 1985 through 2005 models, I did not see any variances in the sizing charts in the service manuals. 1st sheet in file is in Metric format. 2nd sheet in file is...

Hey guys, I've been loaning by valve shim kit out and wanting to put together a second kit. Anyone with extra shims that want to donate to the cause or maybe trade for extra sizes I have please get in touch with me. I need shim sizes from 168 and smaller and 188 and larger. Also, any odd shim...

So I finally located the Radio Shack washers for the carb needle shim The washers I found had really crappy thickness tolerance (yes I know they are not supposed to be precision shims). Every one I found was at least .025 thick. That would give me .050 shim at the minimum. I figure that this...

Hello All Yet another question about the proper shim size. For example my #1 exhaust measured in at .20mm and the shim removed was a 250 (2.5mm) The book calls for .26-.30mm clearance. So if I am calculating correct my shim obviously has to be thinner. If I go with a 245 shim that will...