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just spoke to my mechanic he thinks my problems might be caused by the valve clearances being off.. he said he doesnt do them and it could cost 600 or more for it to be sorted..
anyone had this before? |
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£600!
Are you sure that it's valve clearances that are being discussed? PS. What bike are we talking about?
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Sorry I think that's what he said he said the shims? Might need replacing that's why so much sv650s k3 33k miles
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go to a Suzuki dealer. it's about £90 for a check and if need doing then about another £100-200 depending on amount of shims to be replaced.
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Full dealer major service is £350 ish
Independent is about 200. That's before shims sent from the shredded wheat factory
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To just check them is around 1.5 - 2 hours, cost will obviously vary slightly due to differences in labour rates. Adjustment would take about an hour on top plus shims.
They do tend to go tight on the SV mainly rear cylinder exhaust side. This then causes low compression, poor hot starting and running problems. They are due to be checked at every 14,500 miles. Your near Liverpool..id recommend near you Tony at Moto Corse in Wrexham or Jenny Tinmouths workshop www.twowheelworkshop.com in ellesmere port. |
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really? only 1.5? i rang up the nearest suzuki dealership and they said checking them is like 4 hours :S
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Checking is fairly easy. Lift tank, remove rear cam cover and insert feeler gauge. Front is slightly trickier, remove lower rad screw and push rad forward, remove cam cover, insert gauge. Easy 1.5 hours.
If clearances are wrong, then cams have to be removed, as the shims are under the valve followers. All much trickier and time consuming as cam chains and tensioner all have to be put back correctly to avoid messing up timing. So this would take fours hours I think. sent via carrier pigeon.
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Was it Marriott's or Millenium? Plenty of places local to you that will be cheaper. Orrell Park Motorcycles for one. Think some other mechs in Liverpool have been mentioned in the Border Patrol section. http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.p...52#post2912652 Last edited by Nobbylad; 21-10-13 at 09:30 AM. |
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