Valve clearances?

[Fawbish]

Hi, i have a '99 zx6r, and Im pretty sure I need to check the valve clearances and I know that some of em will need doing at least (Ive gone a fair bit past the service interval)

Ive never had to do them before, and understand it is a very technical job to do. I dont wish to do it myself, or I wouldnt post this, cos I found a guide on the net.

I was wondering though, cos Im too lazy to look past one page of google results

How expensive would it be to get the valves done by a professional? Or a workshop at least.

Im in Hull, in N.E England, if that makes a difference.

Has anyone had em done properly? (not implying anyone cant do it themselves properly, but Im kinda limited in what I can do on the bike, Im not uber adept, but can do almost all my other maintenance - but dont fancy doing this!)
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[hmmmnz]

checking the clearances it self i easy,
changing the bloody shims is a pain in the bloody arse (can you tell ive done it before)
there is a good video for a gs500 about, which will give you a basic guide, (bear in mind, a gs has 4 valves and you will have 16 of the beggers to check)

here is the gs500 video which is a good indication
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[daesimps]

I had a quote from DPS Racing Ltd in Keighley after many people recommended them to me.

For my ZX6R J2 to check valves and sort shims was £135 all in.
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[Polarbear]

I hate bucket and shims

My 1500 trike has hydraulic tappets - brilliant but then Honda decide to revert to shims for the 1800 and mine are now due.

£300

Where's that Leonard Cohen LP and a razorblade.
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[Fawbish]

owch, pricey. You reckon if i did all the hardwork )) and just gave them the engine sitting in the frame, theyd take a fair bit off for labour? lol
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[Visitor Q]

[holyman]

£135? Bargain.

Do the cams have to come out, like they do on my TRX? Major pain, especially with the lack of access on a bike like the ZX6. If not, then it's not too bad to do yourself.

If you check them, by the book, then you know whether or not they want adjusting. And maybe they don't.....

[Visitor Q]

What are the mechanical signs it needs doing... ?
I think my bike is knocking on for 40k and im not sure the old girls had it done before i owned her so it would make sense, but i dont get to use my bike much so when i do get back carting her off to a garage for a week plus is not really a fun option (unless its a white crimbo).
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[holyman]

Hard to start is generally what you find as all the clearances have been taken up and the valves cannot shut off fully.

You might think your engine is nice and quiet - that's not necessarily a good thing!

At 40k they certainly warrant checking. Often you find they want shimming the first time, but after that they don't.

[bugsy46]

Well £135 is a joke, id do them in an hour max, which would work out at £37 labour minus sundries
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[Itchy]

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[Visitor Q]

[bugsy46]

[Phil_P]

I for one, don't know what your job is, so it would be impossible for me to tell you how to do it. Lets face it, there are plenty of folks on even THIS forum who make claims/statements that are at variance with complete accuracy;

I don't think anyone DID tell you how to do your job, they simply expressed surprise that you were able to offer such a service and asked if you were sure that you could do it;-

a) in such a quick time

and

b) at such a low price

Several bikes have been mentioned as well as CBR's so I don't know if your offer to service for that price applies to all of them.

Oh, and to the best of my knowledge (limited, perhaps) you don't remove the cam on ANY bike to check the valve clearance, I think the poster just got things a bit out of sync and wondered if you needed to remove the cam to alter the clearances.
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[Al]

My FZR has just gone into the garage for Valve clearances, carb balance and a new rear tyre.
So that'll hit my Christmas drinking fund hard

They haven't got back to me with a price yet but I'll have to see how it compares with the ones suggested on here...
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[carsounds_dan]

the cams have to come out on my zxr400 to be done, and the zxr400 and zx6r use the same cam followers... so maybe...
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[Kickstart]

Hi

The £135 price was given as "check valves and sort shims", which I would read as including replacing some shims. Which often needs the cams removing.

Although on plenty of bikes you do not need to take the cams out. Some the rocker arm can be pushed to one side to make it easy to get the shims out.

All the best

Keith
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[Itchy]

[Kickstart]

Hi

I hate doing valves. And bikes with shimmed valves are a nightmare as you land up having the take it to pieces, find out what shims you need to order then wait for them to come through.

All the best

Keith
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[Louise]

From the last service I have here it cost £240 thats including Labour.

[The Tot]

Bugger, i got screwed. £280 for mine! That was for service and checking valves. I weren't particularly sure if any of the shims needed replacing. Oh, yeh, i think i got my alarm removed too. It was a 24000 mile service so i suppose it waws meant to cost that much.
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[The Tot]

I was told it was a 3 hour job on a ZX6R because they are an absolute PIG to get to! Hence why they estimated me 250 quid for the whole service! and that was without any requirement for shims. At least i wont have to do it for another 2 or so years.
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[veeeffarr]

FWIW I've just had my VFR800 valves done along with clutch/brake fluid, air filter, brake pads and a few other bits and bobs for £170 including sundries

Expensive valves? My f**king arse

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