Valve clearances (how long to do this?)
 

Going to be getting round to doing my valve clearances in the next week and was hoping someone could give me a ballpark figure of how long it usually takes, i'm only going to check them not adjust i'll take it to the garage if thats needed. I'm a fairly technically minded bloke and have worked on Aircraft for the past 10 years but haven't done much on my bike yet apart from a service and rear shock change. Just wondered if its a couple of hour job or if i need to put aside most of the day to do it
Cheers

Re: Valve clearances (how long)
 

if you're methodical and don't go busting anything an hour max, probably nearer half that.

Cheers Mark.

Re: Valve clearances (how long)
 

If your engineered minded the prep will take longer than the valve clearances.

As mark said a good hour, make sure you've got 2 sets of feeler gauges to check the clearance.

Re: Valve clearances (how long)
 

The actual check takes little time. Its the removing of everything to get to them that takes time and if you have to make any adjustments then more time again!

Re: Valve clearances (how long)
 

Sarah
Whats a ball park for cost of the Valve check at a Suzuki dealers?
The price I got quoted a while ago seemed high

Re: Valve clearances (how long)
 

Just to check we charge generally 1.5 hours so £90. That includes removal of parts to get to clearances, IE fuel tank etc plus putting back together etc.

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Cheers I thought the price I was quoted was daft

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What did they quote?.

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about £210 inc VAT

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At our hourly rate thats 3.5 hours. Was that just to check and not do any adjustments, oil change etc?.