rjl6n@uva.pcmail.virginia.edu wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> Could someone who knows TR-7 valve trains well
> advise me on the valve adjusting shims please? I'd
> like a description of what they look like, how
> they're positioned and used, etc.
>
> thanks,
>
> John Lye
>
> rjl6n@virginia.EDU
> http://avery.med.virginia.edu/~rjl6n/homepage.htm
TR7 valve shims are placed under the tappets, and atop the valve
springs. They are about the size of a watch battery. I think they
either heighten or lower the tappet, depending on the size of all the
shims, to get the correct contact with the cam and valve opening. If I
am wrong, or not completely correct, or not detailed enough, I am sure
someone on the list will set me straight. It's been a few years since I
messed with a TR7, but I think that is how the shims went.
Ron N.
Dalton, Ga
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