Suggestion on valve shims

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Suggestion on valve shims Ted Mittelstaedt 06-21-2008
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Posted by B. Peg on June 28, 2008, 11:41 am
> "Paul Barrett" wrote:
> I once resorted to grinding down a shim myself, by laying a sheet of
> sandpaper on the workbench, then using a holder I made from a wood block,
> and rubbing the shim around on the bench, checking from time to time with
> a caliper. Takes forever, and I made sure to put the now less slick side
> down rather than against the cam.

I fear that may remove the hard coating of the shim which may cause it to
wear sooner.
Of course, that's only if they do hard coat them though.

B~



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