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Re: Valve noise

To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Valve noise
From: Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>
Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 06:14:31 GMT
Organization: Siving Egil Kvaleberg AS
References: <199905172126_MC2-7617-C396@compuserve.com>
On 18 May 1999, Adrian Jones wrote:

> Anyhows, resetting the clearances didn't seem to effect performance (the
> clattering is about the same as well).

How was the clearances reset? If the valve contact face of the rockers has
a dip worn into it (it often has), setting the clearances in the straight
ahead manned will give you far too much clearance, and hence too much
noise and wear. The click-adjust (sp?) tool is one way of circumventing
this. 

Egil
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