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Message started by Squab on 06/13/22 at 06:30:32

Title: Valve adjustment issues
Post by Squab on 06/13/22 at 06:30:32

Hey guys,

I've been up and down the topics containing valve adjustment. Watched lots of YouTube videos and I'm still having trouble. I got to tdc, I turned counter clockwise, watched the valves go down in the front then watched the valves go down in the back, then got to the mark. I had no freeplay in the rocker arms at all, I tried 360 more and still don't have freeplay. I believed I was on the right rotation but double checked just to be sure, went back to what I believe to be TDC. No freeplay, adjusted the valves so I could barely get a .005 in there and the .003 slides smooth. Now when I put everything back together the valves are tapping like they never have before.

The topic I was reading says I probably adjusted while in the wrong revolution but everything I have read and seen makes me think I'm on the right one. What would cause the tapping? Too tight, too loose, made the adjustment on the wrong rotation?

I was at 15k and figured it had never been done, now I'm regretting it because now I can't ride lol.

Any advice?

Thanks

Boston

Title: Re: Valve adjustment issues
Post by Squab on 06/13/22 at 06:42:07

https://youtube.com/shorts/DPgW2U_PN0Y?feature=share

Here is the sound, there was absolutely none before, was that because they were too tight?

Thanks again

Title: Re: Valve adjustment issues
Post by verslagen1 on 06/13/22 at 07:27:41

6B465A5D46477A585C484B290 wrote:

Here is the sound, there was absolutely none before, was that because they were too tight?

Yes, probably. valve clearance at the wrong TDC is larger so adjusting them there makes them too tight, and no noise.

Also, with 2 valves it's kinda hard to adjust them perfectly equal. This can make them noisy.