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metric Feeler gauge @ Harbor Freight

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Without knocking your post I have found from personal experience it's much easier if you pay a couple of extra bucks & get a dedicated metric one...

Dan :)
 
And one with smaller than .0381mm for the smallest blade is nice too.

But for $3 it will allow you to do the valves, so it's better than nothing.
 
For the valves, the smaller the better to allow you to figure which shim you need. If the clearance is smaller than you smallest feeler gauge, you need to swap once, measure, then figure out which shim you need. It just takes a lot longer.
So .01mm smallest would be great. Very thin and easy to damage it, but it would be useful.
 
Most metric ones start at 0.04mm, any smaller than that are hard to deal with anyway as they are so flimsy...

They all go up way past where we need.... 0.04mm to 0.10mm is about all you'll ever use.

If you have a 16v engine buy two as it makes it much easier.

Dan :)
 
The one I use for valve checks is a metric set from the BikeMaster brand, and it goes down to .03mm. About $10. You'll find BikeMaster tools on a little spinning rack in most motorcycle shoppes.

The inch/metric gauges will work just as well, of course -- you just have to be DAMN sure you don't get confused during the process.
 
I have a question about this guage as I have one. No idea where I got it, lol..
Which number should I be reading, the top inches number or the bottom MM number?

Yeah I know, I should know this.
 
Octain said:
I have a question about this guage as I have one. No idea where I got it, lol..
Which number should I be reading, the top inches number or the bottom MM number?

Yeah I know, I should know this.
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MM. Unless you want to convert all your specs to inches!:-\\\
 
Yep, that's not a metric set, it's an INCH set with metric approximations printed on it. :o

Which one should you be reading? Metric, of course, since that's what was used to make the bike.

However, if you don't want to do all the math, my valve adjust spreadsheet will accept either one and tell you what shims you need. :-\\\

.
 
tkent02 said:
Dunno, are you working on the Harely, or the real motorcycle?

:-)
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LMAO!! Funny.
So I suppose this little chart I did is pretty much worthless?

387300543.jpg
 
Steve said:
Yep, that's not a metric set, it's an INCH set with metric approximations printed on it. :o

Which one should you be reading? Metric, of course, since that's what was used to make the bike.

However, if you don't want to do all the math, my valve adjust spreadsheet will accept either one and tell you what shims you need. :-\\\

.
Click to expand...

Oh really? But it wants my personal info too. Kinda weird:-\\\
 
salty_monk said:
Without knocking your post I have found from personal experience it's much easier if you pay a couple of extra bucks & get a dedicated metric one...

Dan :)
Click to expand...

I have the Harbour Freight version, gets me by on the valves but I tend to agree, for about $15.00 you can get a dang good one.
 
Hi,

Here's a great worksheet from Mr. Suzuki_Don. I print a copy, take it out to the garage to make my notes as I measure clearances and swap shims. Then I take it back to my computer and put the numbers into Mr. Steve's spreadsheet.

<<Click to download/open.

Octain said:
LMAO!! Funny.
So I suppose this little chart I did is pretty much worthless?

387300543.jpg
Click to expand...


Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff
 
Thanks Cliff!
Still waiting for Steve to send me the spreadsheet though:)
 
I have the Bike Master gauge going down to .03mm, but the one I use the most is a $5 set from Pep Boys, very practical, real Metric and pretty cheap.
 
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