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Old 24th July 2008, 12:56   #1
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Trying to remove valve shims from tappets
Hello, I am mounting now my new cylinder head after removing the old cracked one. Before mounting the valve tappets I would like to measure the shims thickness, but I am having serious problems to remove them from the tappets. According to the service manual they would have to withdraw with compressed air but I only managed to do it in a fraction of them. More than half of the 24 shims stick to the tappet due to the oil between both, I imagine. I have tried with a magnet too but no success either. Any other trick I might use?.

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I have had the same problem myself - I used a sharp pointed scriber on the side of the shim to help ease them out
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Thanks a lot, Day. All my shims are now out.

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