Anyone tried doing their own valve clearences? Is it a Bas+%rd of a job best left to a BW techie or easy and simple?
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Valve clearances
I listen to mine every day, & in 27500 miles none have needed adjustment.
I listen to mine every day, & in 27500 miles none have needed adjustment.
The first time you do it is the worst, because you don't know what size the original shims are.
Fairly straight forward as I remember - there's a good step by step guide on the US 650 forum.
Tip - Put a good piece of cardboard behind the radiator to protect it before you start
Fairly straight forward as I remember - there's a good step by step guide on the US 650 forum.
Tip - Put a good piece of cardboard behind the radiator to protect it before you start
rc mad
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yep did mine recently. bit of a bastid if you have to remove the hydraulic cam tensioner, which i did You can get the cams out without doing that tho, just have to take them off in the correct order. Cable ties are your friend, strap the chain to the cams so you don't loose the timing, works a treat 
Al the front plastics come off (the two dakar ones and the middle section.) The airbox comes off, oil tank off, battery out, battery box off, cover over relays off, rear strap that the seat latches on to off, throttle cable off. I think that's it
It'll take you about 3/4 hour to get that far, there are a few other small bits to come off but nothing over complicated. Then it's just a matter of taking the cam cover off and measuring em, remembering to make sure the engines at tdc with the special bolt, i can lend you mine if you don't have one or they are a couple of quid from motorworks.
If you do it as part of a major service its not too much extra work as to drain the oil it's best to take the tank off, draining the coolant takes some other bits off.
good luck
You can get the cams out without doing that tho, just have to take them off in the correct order. Cable ties are your friend, strap the chain to the cams so you don't loose the timing, works a treat Al the front plastics come off (the two dakar ones and the middle section.) The airbox comes off, oil tank off, battery out, battery box off, cover over relays off, rear strap that the seat latches on to off, throttle cable off. I think that's it
It'll take you about 3/4 hour to get that far, there are a few other small bits to come off but nothing over complicated. Then it's just a matter of taking the cam cover off and measuring em, remembering to make sure the engines at tdc with the special bolt, i can lend you mine if you don't have one or they are a couple of quid from motorworks.
If you do it as part of a major service its not too much extra work as to drain the oil it's best to take the tank off, draining the coolant takes some other bits off.
good luck
yep did mine recently. bit of a bastid if you have to remove the hydraulic cam tensioner, which i did
Al the front plastics come off (the two dakar ones and the middle section.) The airbox comes off, oil tank off, battery out, battery box off, cover over relays off, rear strap that the seat latches on to off, throttle cable off. I think that's it
It'll take you about 3/4 hour to get that far, there are a few other small bits to come off but nothing over complicated. Then it's just a matter of taking the cam cover off and measuring em, remembering to make sure the engines at tdc with the special bolt, i can lend you mine if you don't have one or they are a couple of quid from motorworks.
If you do it as part of a major service its not too much extra work as to drain the oil it's best to take the tank off, draining the coolant takes some other bits off.
good luck
Oh! Not much to it then
Just did the oils on sunday
Thats easy enough, even had the airbox off to change the plug.Thanks for all your replys fellas
looks like I'll be taking it apart again quite soon.Val.
rc mad
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don't need to drain the oil out if you've already done it, just make sure you support the oil tank from above as the hoses won't support the weight.
Sounds like you had it stripped down just far enough to do the valves then put it all back together
Sounds like you had it stripped down just far enough to do the valves then put it all back together
don't need to drain the oil out if you've already done it, just make sure you support the oil tank from above as the hoses won't support the weight.
Sounds like you had it stripped down just far enough to do the valves then put it all back together
Yup, my point exactly
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