4A-GE MK1 Engine Adjustment shims

espguitarist33 · 03-11-2010, 11:41 PM

So my lifters and shims fell in a jumble and am trying to put them back on now! Its only the intake side. how much resistance should the feeler gauge give to be above .007 inches? If i give a little pressure it kinda gives resistance then pushes through. i'm assuming this means the clearance is larger then .007?

If i switch shim and bucket, will it be the same clearance on the other valves? or should I just switch the shims, or just the buckets? I'm not sure which goes where origionally, but most of them seem close.

Not to mention I'm missing one, AAH?!

espguitarist33 · 03-13-2010, 12:56 AM

guess I'm screwed :/?

espguitarist33 · 03-18-2010, 10:34 AM

Well i took a shim that was in spec, swapped it into the missing bucket, then switched buckets and measured both with the same shim. shim should be in the mail today.
Wish me luck!

whore of babylon · 03-19-2010, 07:40 PM

good luck ^^

03-11-2010, 11:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Adjustment shims So my lifters and shims fell in a jumble and am trying to put them back on now! Its only the intake side. how much resistance should the feeler gauge give to be above .007 inches? If i give a little pressure it kinda gives resistance then pushes through. i'm assuming this means the clearance is larger then .007? If i switch shim and bucket, will it be the same clearance on the other valves? or should I just switch the shims, or just the buckets? I'm not sure which goes where origionally, but most of them seem close. Not to mention I'm missing one, AAH?!

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03-13-2010, 12:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	guess I'm screwed :/?

03-18-2010, 10:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Well i took a shim that was in spec, swapped it into the missing bucket, then switched buckets and measured both with the same shim. shim should be in the mail today. Wish me luck!

03-19-2010, 07:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
whore of babylon Part time mechanic. Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tasmania Posts: 151 Thanks: 2 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	good luck ^^