Thread: Valve shims
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Old January 22nd, 2022, 09:14 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by john pierson View Post
Borrowed son's micrometer and found all 4 shims measured the same. 2.58mm or .1011". After looking at all the online pix of shims I saw no sizes that didn't end in 5 or 0. The center of the numbered side was against the valve stem so any center number is erased. I'll be doing emery/whetstone thinning.
Hey John when you order your hotcam shim kit 7.48mm they only come with in .05mm increments so you need get them with in the general valve lash clearance spec it doesn't need be 100% perfect.
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