Valve Adjustment Shims

[1973cb750]

shimming can be not fun i always run the bike and let it cool after adjustments made  and recheck the clearance before sealing it up always let it cool over night before rechecking also i use after market shims so i always mic the old and the new often when i need .003 i need to use a .004 or .004 to equal the .003 needed nothing is perfect anymore      also dirt will take up clearance keep everything sanitary clean like spotless one eyelash will have you chasing your tail most cb1100 require not adjustments even at 100k      up to .002 over is ok to tight is a problem even .001 too tight if my spec is like .005 and i see .009 ill leave it be

"i always run the bike and let it cool after adjustments made and recheck the clearance before sealing it up always let it cool over night before rechecking"

Can you please clarify how you do this? You have to "seal it up" before running it, don't you? Are you saying you put everything back together after making adjustments, run the engine, let it cool, then take it completely back apart again?

i take the cover off check clearance ,cams out adjust etc the  i just set the valve cover on the head warm the engine up then the next day i recheck if all is good i will reinstall the valve cover and new gasket seal it up always check when stone cold left over night

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does not have to be done that way i just dont want bikes coming back so ispend a little extra time to make sure they are good to go