my engine builder just told me that im going to have to shim my valves to prevent valve lash. now how the hell do i do this. he is a V8 guy so do i even need to do it?
???shimming my valves???
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my dad said if its hydrolic vavles then i prob. dont need to do it. so is a supra valvetran hydro or solidoscolivar1 said:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/Supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=EM&Page=8 Shows you how to check shim adjustment
yeah ur valves have shims...i learned the hard way cuz i mixed them all up and had to re-shim them...pain in the ass
thank you on the post of how to check that will help. now what if its not right how do i change it.
You go to the dealer and pick up the correct size shim!!! These things are about the size of a nickle and they come in different thicknesses. If one valve is to big and another to small you can just change places. Go to the link for the tsrm that I gave you, it explains everything you want to know about your car!whenmunkysfly said:
I think Toyota gets about $8 ea for them and there are 24! I do have a box of about 30 shims, but you would need to tell me what sizes you need. I would sell them for $2.50 ea.
i'm not exactly sure how much the cost is but i would suggest buying a handfull from someone on here. I need to get off of my ass and put together a how to on this.
you going to need a micrometer to get the sizes of the shims,
a feeler guage
a snap on valve tool, <- unless you preffer to take off the cams :::its hard to read but the part # is YA8825
some shims
and basic math skillz
the job itself is easy, its just a pain in the ass to get those shims out and back in.
you going to need a micrometer to get the sizes of the shims,
a feeler guage
a snap on valve tool, <- unless you preffer to take off the cams :::its hard to read but the part # is YA8825
some shims
and basic math skillz
the job itself is easy, its just a pain in the ass to get those shims out and back in.
it's really easy if you know how to use a feeler gauge, a micrometer, and can do math!
I used to do it on watercooled vw's all the time.
I used to do it on watercooled vw's all the time.
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