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Zombiphone · May 13th, 2015, 07:08 PM

Sooo, I finally opted to try my hand at a valve adjustment for the first time, as my race season is finally at a brief lull, and I knew I was overdue (Which was clear by my noticeably tight valve clearances). Seemed easier than I expected, and everything was going pretty great, until it came time to put the cams back.

For some reason, my intake cam won't seat tightly. The exhaust slides into place no problem, but no matter how I angle the intake, it's slightly higher than the exhaust side, and the brackets, thusly, won't clamp quite right (And bind the shaft when I tighten it down).

Has anyone ever had something like this happen? Is there something obvious I'm missing that needs to be moved around? Or some order of tightening that I'm missing here?

Seemed like such smooth sailing up until this point, too T_T

May 13th, 2015, 07:08 PM	#1
Zombiphone CVMA/AFM #72 Name: Tiffani Location: Los Angeles, Ca Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r (Racebike), 2015 FZ-07(Tourer), 2001 KX65(LOL bike) Posts: A lot.	Cam shaft seating issues after a valve adjustment? Sooo, I finally opted to try my hand at a valve adjustment for the first time, as my race season is finally at a brief lull, and I knew I was overdue (Which was clear by my noticeably tight valve clearances). Seemed easier than I expected, and everything was going pretty great, until it came time to put the cams back. For some reason, my intake cam won't seat tightly. The exhaust slides into place no problem, but no matter how I angle the intake, it's slightly higher than the exhaust side, and the brackets, thusly, won't clamp quite right (And bind the shaft when I tighten it down). Has anyone ever had something like this happen? Is there something obvious I'm missing that needs to be moved around? Or some order of tightening that I'm missing here? Seemed like such smooth sailing up until this point, too T_T