valve clearances

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fastasfcuk · #1 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:19 am

just started to service the bike this morning on 14,000 mls. i'm now that deep into it i'm going to check the vavle clearances, any one know what the gaps should be from cold, cheers.

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 10:23 am

Have a look in the workshop manual - both the general Falco one and the Engine one can be downloaded from Martin Poll's site:
http://www.martinpoll.dk/div_april.htm

sabestian · #3 Post by **sabestian** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:11 pm

And remember to post the results! The Quest for the Clearance Outside of Tolerance continues!

Fausto · #4 Post by **Fausto** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:47 pm

Yeah, I checked mine at around 15k and not one was tight. Several were close but none needed adjusting (Thank God)

xrphil · #5 Post by **xrphil** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 7:19 pm

Same.
hardest part was getting the front valve cover off. one of those flexy things you get with tool sets did it.
don,t forget to replace the little plug on the nearside engine cases.
i,ve heard of people forgetting, and making a real mess of there freshly painted garage floor!

Thumper · #6 Post by **Thumper** » Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:21 pm

Kens site is useful but in many thousands of miles mine are still in speck
http://www.geocities.com/sl_mille/valves.html

TreeTops · #7 Post by **TreeTops** » Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:00 am

sabestian wrote:And remember to post the results! The Quest for the Clearance Outside of Tolerance continues!

Sorry to say but I had to adjust two shims on my old Falco back in 2005. Quest completed.

http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums/show ... hp?t=57883