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andy650 · 05-01-18, 07:02 PM

Post a photo of both the cam and crank markings, put them in the cloud somewhere and link if needed.

You don't necessarily round old shim to the nearest 05, just use the 05 shim that will give you closest to ideal clearance (ideal is the wide side of the range, the gap tends to close up)

Don't forget you can use the ones you take out elsewhere, musical shims if you like.

I usually have a paper plan of which shim came from where, what shim needs to go in where to get ideal clearance, which shims become free, and then work out what needs to be bought.

Thankfully the SV is only a twin with 8 shims, 16 of the buggers is even more confusing!

05-01-18, 07:02 PM	#17
andy650 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 132	Re: 2005 SV650s Valve Clearance Question Post a photo of both the cam and crank markings, put them in the cloud somewhere and link if needed. You don't necessarily round old shim to the nearest 05, just use the 05 shim that will give you closest to ideal clearance (ideal is the wide side of the range, the gap tends to close up) Don't forget you can use the ones you take out elsewhere, musical shims if you like. I usually have a paper plan of which shim came from where, what shim needs to go in where to get ideal clearance, which shims become free, and then work out what needs to be bought. Thankfully the SV is only a twin with 8 shims, 16 of the buggers is even more confusing!