December 9th, 2010, 09:03 AM | #1 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Jason
Location: Queens, NYC
Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Lime Green 250R Posts: 82
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Valve Shims questions
Guys, I am working on my valves. I went to the dealership where they offer a shim swapping, basically they take the shims you don't need and give you the shims you want at a lower price compaer to getting new shims. However, they didn't give me new shims and they are not from the Ninja 250. I took it home, measured the thickness to make sure they are what I want and they seems fit well as the OEM shims. My question is the manual said do not use the shims from other models. Should I order new oem shims for the valve job everytime or it will just works fine? Thanks a lot~~~~
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December 9th, 2010, 09:54 AM | #2 |
self wrencher
Name: john
Location: houston
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r and 07 600r Posts: A lot.
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if it's same size & correct thickness you're good. The manual is typed up by a secretary who just graduated from highschool with a C average....serious, if the dude was smart, won't you expect him to be a surgeon or something?
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December 9th, 2010, 11:14 AM | #3 |
IC2(SW)
Name: Kerry
Location: Pensacola
Join Date: Nov 2008 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: A lot.
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Sure makes you wonder about the quality of after markets shims. When you can get 5 for a dollar...... and oem shims cost 10 -11 dollars each.
Hardness of the cheap shim is in question for me. |
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December 9th, 2010, 12:35 PM | #4 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Jason
Location: Queens, NYC
Join Date: Apr 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Lime Green 250R Posts: 82
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Got it man, thanks a lot and I saw the source for a good set of aftermarket shims from the DIY thread.
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