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March 18th, 2021, 03:45 AM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Erik
Location: Spain
Join Date: Mar 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Posts: 12
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Valve shim size question
Hi! Just finished measuring my valve clearances and the leftmost exhaust one was at 0,08mm and had a 2.84 (misplaced the dot, sorry) shim inside.
How screwed am I? I´ve been looking at shim kits and it seems like most of them have a 1.20 as the smallest one, so am I going to need a valve replacement? Thanks! Last futzed with by Based12; March 18th, 2021 at 11:37 AM. Reason: Misplaced the dot on the shim measure |
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March 18th, 2021, 05:23 AM
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Guy Who Enjoys Riding
Name: Jim
Location: North Carolina
Join Date: Jul 2016 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.
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Are you mixing up millimeters with thousandths of an inch?
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March 18th, 2021, 11:34 AM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Erik
Location: Spain
Join Date: Mar 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Posts: 12
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Oops, misplaced the dot on the shim measuring, sorry.
It seems like using a 1.2 shim (the smallest I've been able to find) it'll be in spec actually, so I'm thinking of placing it and changing that valve in the next valve adjustment. Now my doubt is: is this approach correct? Or there's a worrying symptom I don't know about? The exhaust valve next to this one is at 0,16 mm right now, so still out of spec but not as far as the first one Last futzed with by Based12; March 18th, 2021 at 11:38 AM. Reason: Explanation about the misunderstanding |
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March 18th, 2021, 01:19 PM
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ninjette.org member
Name: Erik
Location: Spain
Join Date: Mar 2021 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Kawasaki Ninja 250R, Posts: 12
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Okay, I'm extremely dumb, I miscalculated because of the placement on the comma, so I bought the wrong shims and they're completely useless it seems
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