GS Valve Shim Club

[BigVic54]

I want to say thank you to Ray for his assistance with my shims. he was helpful, fast and provided everything I needed. I highly suggest you contact him for shims. And, if you work with him, send him a contribution. He is worth it and is saving you money.

[T3nrec]

I don't have any shims yet. planning a valve adjustment in the next few weeks. Should I order new ones? or should I "order" what i need from here, and send in my old ones? New to the community and not sure how everything works yet Thanks for your patience and reply!

[Guest]

I just used Ray this week for Shims. He is the Man, The Myth, The Legend.
Thank you very much.

[gordinho80]

PM Sent... Thanks!

[Burque73]

Thank you Ray! That was a much appreciated, very fast exchange of shims.

If only my new gasket got here that quickly!

[toaster120]

Hello everyone! I am new to the site and new with my 82 GS 1100. My intake shims range from 2.65 to 2.74, I have .025" clearance for them, way off. I have 2.46 to 2.62 shim for the exhaust valves. Which is not allowing my smallest gauge (.006") to not slide beneath. Does anyone want to trade shims?

[stevebkillen]

Hey guys. I have 78 GS750. My shims are super tight after my engine rebuild. 2 out of eight are good, however I will be needing a couple 2.45s or smaller. Do you know if they come smaller than this? My smallest feeler gauge has 0 clearance even at 2.5. Any help is appreciated. i have plenty of 2.5-2.75 sizes.
Thanks

[steve murdoch]

Have a look at the first couple entries of this thread for some of the sizes available.
Many smaller than 2.45.

[newfyby]

Do yu ship to The great north. Canada.

[BurtyMcSquirt]

What's the process for the shim swap? I need 4 (2.60) and 1(2.70). I have 5 shims ready to exchange. Cool service by the way. Thanks.

[Nessism]

What's the process for the shim swap? I need 4 (2.60) and 1(2.70). I have 5 shims ready to exchange. Cool service by the way. Thanks.

Instructions in first post.

[jdion81]

Ok, I'm a newb, what do the sizes with x at the end mean?

[bobgroger]

X shims are in between. I don't remember if they are loose or tight though...

[Steve]

Ok, I'm a newb, what do the sizes with x at the end mean?

If your size is 2.65x, the shim will likely measure right around 2.675 mm, which is half-way between 2.65 and 2.70.

Because the normal increment in shim size will take you from one extreme of the range to the other, you can use the "X" shims to take you just half-way through the range.

Did you notice the instructions in the spreadsheet how to enter the "X" values? Just for consistency, since the spreadsheet rounds to just two decimal places, add 0.02 to the number and enter a 2.60x as 2.62, and a 2.65x as 2.67. Doing it that way, as you look through your shim sizes, you will only see 0, 2, 5 and 7 at the end of your shim sizes, making it easy to tell whether they are 'full' shims or "X" shims.

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[chuck hahn]

I never put blind "trust" in any of them. I use digital dial calipers and recheck several times after rezeroing the calipers. That way I am dead certain of exactly how thick they are before installation.