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Message started by Jason on 09/09/12 at 16:47:21

Title: Valve Adjustment
Post by Jason on 09/09/12 at 16:47:21

Hi,

Bought my bike at 5,000 miles, just hit 9,000. I'm trying to learn how to do a valve adjustment on my bike, as I'm due for one. I don't really know what a valve adjustment is, or why I should perform one, it just says that I should do it in the manual. I want to keep up on the maintenance for my bike, but I don't really have much mechanical knowledge and I'm learning as I go.

How can I tell if I need a valve adjustment, what does it do, and can someone point me to the right direction (or hell, even the right page in the Clymer) to perform one? I was going through the Clymer and I honestly didn't know which page was the starting point.

FWIW, I have a 2006.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Valve Adjustment
Post by CaptialThumper on 09/09/12 at 18:33:10

The technical section of this site is a gold mine. See http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1325991352 for a nice description of valve adjustment.

Title: Re: Valve Adjustment
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/09/12 at 21:54:01

If you read that & want to make sure you get it or dont quite understand, come back & reply here. We WILL talk ya thru it, just do a little reading first & get as much of it in your head as ya can, then we can help a little easier,
Tools youll need.
10 mm end wrench
a set of feeler gauges
offset screwdriver

antisieze for bolts going back together.

Iver modded mine so the seat is held on by allen heads, so I dont remember how a stock seat comes off..
10 mm socket? I know youll need that for the tank,

Okay, IM tired,, others will pop in & add.

Title: Re: Valve Adjustment
Post by CaptialThumper on 09/11/12 at 20:43:37

Yeah, 10mm socket and a Philips screwdriver to get the seat off.

Valve adjustment isn't difficult to do (I'm no mechanic) but it does take some patience, especially for a first-timer like I was. ;)

Title: Re: Valve Adjustment
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 09/11/12 at 23:55:45

I AM a mechanic, but I have ( well,, Had) no motorcycle experience. It took me forever to do the first valve adjustment. I was sooo careful. I checked & rechecked everything,,BUT, I Didnt screw it up. I didnt have a jam nut back off after 200 miles,

& every time I did the valves, I was on edge, until I had 3 or 4 times under my belt,Noiw, If I do the valves, I just do it, Not scared, just step by step, no reason to check & recheck,
If youre just starting out, Take your time, walk away, think, run thru the steps, recheck things, KNOW its right,,its okay to be slow, its not okay to not be thorough & careful. Its not okay to screw it up.