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Avc8130
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 08:33 am: | 
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If someone could measure the diameter (or find it) we could order a Hot Cams kit that has all of the sizes for about $80.
ac |
Jdugger
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 08:42 am: |
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I thought the shims were supposed to be the same ones from the vrod?
If so, I'm shocked the dealer doesn't stock a shim kit. |
Avc8130
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 09:35 am: |
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This is typical of how valve adjustment work, even with the Japanese bikes. Dealers have the shims, but they are in service and not with parts. GOOD dealers will share those shims with customers (I have even heard of some dealers swapping shims for free). Others can't pull the shims from service and special order them from the parts counter.
This is EXACTLY why I like to have a shim kit. Then I KNOW I have what I need and I don't have to stop and blow 2 hours going to the dealer with the possibility of being down for a week on a special order part.
ac |
Two_buells
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 11:19 am: |
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Avc8130,
Here is what you do. Go to a dealer and buy one shim. Your out $2.40. measure it than order your Hot Cams shim kit. If your willing to part with 80 bucks another 2.40 ain’t going to kill ya.
or if someone has a shim handy that could measure one.....
Here are the shim part numbers
18666-01K SHIM, 2.000 mm 18639-01K SHIM, 2.525 mm
18624-01K SHIM, 2.025 mm 18677-01K SHIM, 2.550 mm
18667-01K SHIM, 2.050 mm 18655-01K SHIM, 2.575 mm
18625-01K SHIM, 2.075 mm 18678-01K SHIM, 2.600 mm
18668-01K SHIM, 2.100 mm 18656-01K SHIM, 2.625 mm
18626-01K SHIM, 2.125 mm 18679-01K SHIM, 2.650 mm
18669-01K SHIM, 2.150 mm 18657-01K SHIM, 2.675 mm
18627-01K SHIM, 2.175 mm 18680-01K SHIM, 2.700 mm
18670-01K SHIM, 2.200 mm 18658-01K SHIM, 2.725 mm
18628-01K SHIM, 2.225 mm 18681-01K SHIM, 2.750 mm
18671-01K SHIM, 2.250 mm 18659-01K SHIM, 2.775 mm
18629-01K SHIM, 2.275 mm 18682-01K SHIM, 2.800 mm
18672-01K SHIM, 2.300 mm 18692-01K SHIM, 2.825 mm
18630-01K SHIM, 2.325 mm 18683-01K SHIM, 2.850 mm
18673-01K SHIM, 2.350 mm 18693-01K SHIM, 2.875 mm
18631-01K SHIM, 2.375 mm 18684-01K SHIM, 2.900 mm
18674-01K SHIM, 2.400 mm 18694-01K SHIM, 2.925 mm
18632-01K SHIM, 2.425 mm 18685-01K SHIM, 2.950 mm
18675-01K SHIM, 2.450 mm 18695-01K SHIM, 2.975 mm
18638-01K SHIM, 2.475 mm 18686-01K SHIM, 3.000 mm
18676-01K SHIM, 2.500 mm |
Avc8130
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 01:12 pm: |
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Two_Buells
That is the best idea yet! Next time I am ordering parts I will throw a shim in the order for exactly this purpose.
ac |
Chadhargis
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 01:21 pm: |
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I need to talk to my service guy and see if they'd do a "trade-a-shim" deal with me. Some dealers will swap shims with you for little to no money. |
Xnoahx
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 01:52 pm: |
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shims are 10mm diameter |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 09:04 pm: |
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Considering buying an 1125CR so reading up about valve adjustments. I wonder if Al Lighton would be willing to do something like this:
I've had a Volvo for a few years and you can "rent" a shim kit from a Volvo supplier called IPD. You basically pay for the shim kit plus the cost of 8 shims, use what you need, send it back, and they refund you for what you didn't use:
http://www.ipdusa.com/version.asp?strPageHistory=c ategory&numSearchStartRecord=0&strParents=136,271, 864&P_ID=4184&CAT_ID=864&V_ID=10538
With all the 1125's that have been sold in the last 2 days, I suspect a lot of people will be looking for something like this shortly. |
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