thickness gauge for valve adjustment? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

shaun82af · 07-12-2008, 01:48 PM

I tried searching the forum but didn't come up with anything... Where can i get a thickness gauge for adjusting the vavles? Stealership?
I feel like I'm missing something, sorry if this a stupid question.

AloRaptor · 07-12-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by shaun82af

I tried searching the forum but didn't come up with anything... Where can i get a thickness gauge for adjusting the vavles? Stealership?
I feel like I'm missing something, sorry if this a stupid question.

Don't know for sure but I would think a regular feeler gauge would work as long as it has a blade( or combination of blades) that is the correct thickness. They come with straight or angled blades.

**Clint** · 07-12-2008, 02:07 PM

Yeah, it's called a "feeler gauge" and is readily available in auto parts and hardware stores. It'll come in a set, usually with both metric and that other, stupid system.

diamond_jim · 07-12-2008, 02:07 PM

Advance Auto has them. They have two kinds. Get the one the that has the .004, .005, .006, .007, .008, etc. Then use the .004 for the intake and .008 for the exhaust.

Another tip- buy 2 gauges. They are about $5 each.

Then check this out: valve adjustment tool

shaun82af · 07-12-2008, 02:15 PM

You guys rock. Thanks. I had a feeling it was something simple like that. I will head over to the local auto part stores to pick one or two up.

ranger04 · 07-13-2008, 12:57 PM

Make sure you gets feelers gauges where the individual thickenss can come off the set- you will be bending them to get them to fit

07-12-2008, 01:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
shaun82af Where Am I ? Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M50 Limited '07 Location: Lakewood WA Posts: 37	thickness gauge for valve adjustment? I tried searching the forum but didn't come up with anything... Where can i get a thickness gauge for adjusting the vavles? Stealership? I feel like I'm missing something, sorry if this a stupid question.

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07-12-2008, 02:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
diamond_jim Refrigerator Magnet Test Engineer Joined: Oct 2007 Bike: S4 Scatcat Location: North Alabama Posts: 3,622	Advance Auto has them. They have two kinds. Get the one the that has the .004, .005, .006, .007, .008, etc. Then use the .004 for the intake and .008 for the exhaust. Another tip- buy 2 gauges. They are about $5 each. Then check this out: valve adjustment tool

07-12-2008, 02:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
shaun82af Where Am I ? Joined: Jul 2007 Bike: Suzuki Boulevard M50 Limited '07 Location: Lakewood WA Posts: 37	You guys rock. Thanks. I had a feeling it was something simple like that. I will head over to the local auto part stores to pick one or two up.

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