05-13-2018, 11:35 PM
Hi Max, thanks for your reply.
Can you please clarify "the machine that produced two of the finest camshafts in history"? Are you referring to the two camshafts in the CB1100?
So i cannot even remember how i went about measuring the gap but i vaguely recall using the small sections of the lobes so the cams must have pointed away from the buckets.
Max, you did your complete valve clearance inspection without the help of a FSM? WOW! That's amazing! You must have a lot of experience working on motorcycles! What do you think about the small, metal bracket with the two nuts attached to it hiding on the bottom side of the heat shield? The FSM was not very clear about this (the illustration was terrible), but at least it mentioned it.
We now need someone else to shed light on the right way to check the valve clearances and i am happy to take notes and put them in the recipe book for next time.
I'm betting someone on this forum will respond, possibly after using a dial indicator to measure the cam lift versus degrees of rotation.
If I can get out of work at a decent time today I will finish the job up and start the bike tonight.
Can you please clarify "the machine that produced two of the finest camshafts in history"? Are you referring to the two camshafts in the CB1100?
So i cannot even remember how i went about measuring the gap but i vaguely recall using the small sections of the lobes so the cams must have pointed away from the buckets.
Max, you did your complete valve clearance inspection without the help of a FSM? WOW! That's amazing! You must have a lot of experience working on motorcycles! What do you think about the small, metal bracket with the two nuts attached to it hiding on the bottom side of the heat shield? The FSM was not very clear about this (the illustration was terrible), but at least it mentioned it.
We now need someone else to shed light on the right way to check the valve clearances and i am happy to take notes and put them in the recipe book for next time.
I'm betting someone on this forum will respond, possibly after using a dial indicator to measure the cam lift versus degrees of rotation.
If I can get out of work at a decent time today I will finish the job up and start the bike tonight.