Valve Clearances

[PsychoHippy]

OK, it's time for the valve clearances to be done on the V Raptor (12000 miles) and I have absolutly no idea how to go about doing them.
So any pointers to how to go about doing this would be greatfully accepted, and any offers of assistance will be accepted and welcomed with beer and food!
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[Shaun]

I'll help!

I have no idea what to do but I will however come to assist. So when do I get my beer and food?

[Kickstart]

Hi

RTFM.

No sure but I suspect they are shimmed valves (especially if they are a 12000 mile service item). As such you need to measure the clearances, then remove the old shims (may require removing the cams) and measure them (or cheat and just read the size marked on them), work out the size of shim you now need and order it from Suzuki.

All the best

Keith
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[PsychoHippy]

Hmm, sounds like a very complicated thing to be doing
Oh, Shaun - the beer and food are available as soon as you come down and help do them
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Not simple, but not really complicated. More time consuming, especially if it takes the shims a while to arrive.

On the FZ (20 valve engine) I chickened out and got someone else to do it for me.

Also if it is shimmed (reasonably likely) then the clearances normally tighten up so the engine gets quieter (until it burns out a valve).

Also they rarely do need adjusting. My FZ was done at 65000 miles. It should have been done at 28000 miles (OK, 19 out of the 20 were out of range, including a few with zero clearance).

All the best

Keith
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[Smoto Bob]

[PsychoHippy]

If I had a Haynes manual I wouldn't be asking
Unfortunately they don't do one for the V Raptor, although I am seriously considering getting a TL1000 one just for the engine
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[Mrs_Hippy]

You find a manual - we'll buy it

[Mrs_Hippy]

Doors always open at the hippys - came home the other day and there were 10 people in my house - 2 of whoom I have never met before!

[Smoto Bob]

[PsychoHippy]

You're only about 2 hours away
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[G]

Have you seen if there's a Factory Service manual available? You'll probably be looking at £30 - £50 for one, unless you can find someone to photocopy one from. Shop around though, by ringing various different parts places I've managed to get one for £25 rather than the £50 everyone else was charging.

Suspect it's going to be a bit more complicated to get one because it's a Cagiva, and then there's the wait for it to arrive .

Would offer some help, but I've never touched valves before, so couldn't off anything usefull. Might be interesting to watch though .

[PsychoHippy]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Worth keeping an eye open for a Cagiva manual, maybe on Ebay. The Cagiva manuals are quite good, better than Yamaha and probably better than Honda really. Also they use line drawings so they photocopy rather well .

For the engine just get a Haynes TL1000 manual.

All the best

Keith
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[Smoto Bob]

i will try and scan 2morow( might take pictuer of it easyer ) my manual it shouldnt be any differnt for v twin (well apart from where they are). and realy isnt that difficult. i am going north up A1/M1 between xmas and new year you all up that way arnt ya?

you still will need to find out the tollerances though??

(cough ed2k://|file|Werkstatthandbuch_TL1000_S_97_98_99.PDF|164748429|5F14DF7F499D144621A22F1A8F4D15D7|/
cough) might help but 179meg and very few people have it, got a slight inclination its not english

ps dont know if its ok to link like that can take if off or just kill it korn if problem
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[Smoto Bob]