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

Squab wrote on 06/13/22 at 06:42:07:


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.