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andy650 · 11-01-18, 05:32 PM

Putting it back together exactly as you found it only works if it was correct in the first place, use the marks!

In theory it doesn't matter where you measure the gap, or where the cams are when you remove them, as long as the heels of the cams, and not the lobes, are at the buckets, but again use the marks!

Oh, and get yourself some metric feelers, one less hassle and probably more accurate than converting.

No need to remeasure the gaps with metric if any hassle, just use metric for the final check.

And very good advice to rotate the engine carefully/manually a couple of times before putting the valve/cam covers back on, you can triple check the timing marks and the clearances at the same time.

11-01-18, 05:32 PM	#35
andy650 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 132	Re: 2005 SV650s Valve Clearance Question Putting it back together exactly as you found it only works if it was correct in the first place, use the marks! In theory it doesn't matter where you measure the gap, or where the cams are when you remove them, as long as the heels of the cams, and not the lobes, are at the buckets, but again use the marks! Oh, and get yourself some metric feelers, one less hassle and probably more accurate than converting. No need to remeasure the gaps with metric if any hassle, just use metric for the final check. And very good advice to rotate the engine carefully/manually a couple of times before putting the valve/cam covers back on, you can triple check the timing marks and the clearances at the same time.