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machined shims

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2000 10:47 am
by martig117@aol.com
I got 2 very interesting follow-ups to my "1st valve adjustment" post by email that never seemed to make it to the egroup list. Must have been lost in the NKLR "noise". One was a concern about the effect of machining on the hardened surface and the other about the final smoothness of the end product. I don't believe the hardened surface would be effected as long since the flat grinder used has a continuous flow of lubricating / cooling fluid. And the second concern should be addressed by putting the machined side against the bucket. What is the group's opinion? (Carnivorous and Herbivorors opinions welcomed). Gary A15

machined shims

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2000 11:25 am
by Wayne Pinney
Gary, Didn't see or notice your important post amongst the 'noise' so my offering may have no relevance or may already have been addressed, but FWIW: my experience with hardened surfaces comes from 'blueprinting' engines. Hardened surfaces on any part I have ever seen (engine related) only affect the item to a depth of a few thousandths of an inch (I'm metrically challenged). Machining these surfaces to alter shape and/or thickness will generally get thru the hardened surface which then requires that the "new" part be re-hardened if the same wear factor is required. JMTCW Wayne 2001 KLR650
----- Original Message ----- From: To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2000 11:47 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] machined shims > I got 2 very interesting follow-ups to my "1st valve adjustment" post > by email that never seemed to make it to the egroup list. Must have > been lost in the NKLR "noise". One was a concern about the effect of > machining on the hardened surface and the other about the final > smoothness of the end product. I don't believe the hardened surface > would be effected as long since the flat grinder used has a > continuous flow of lubricating / cooling fluid. And the second > concern should be addressed by putting the machined side against the > bucket. What is the group's opinion? (Carnivorous and Herbivorors > opinions welcomed). > > Gary > A15 > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >

machined shims

Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2000 12:46 pm
by Bogdan Swider
> I got 2 very interesting follow-ups to my "1st valve adjustment" post > by email that never seemed to make it to the egroup list. Must have > been lost in the NKLR "noise". One was a concern about the effect of > machining on the hardened surface and the other about the final > smoothness of the end product. I don't believe the hardened surface > would be effected as long since the flat grinder used has a > continuous flow of lubricating / cooling fluid. And the second > concern should be addressed by putting the machined side against the > bucket. What is the group's opinion? (Carnivorous and Herbivorors > opinions welcomed). > > Gary > A15 >
Gary, I'll kick in with something else. If you didn't apply anti-seize to the valve cover bolts do it upon the next inspection. Electro-something corrosion. Don't ask how I know. Bogdan

marine klr headlight

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2000 12:10 pm
by k650dsn@aol.com
Does anyone know offhand what headlight and cowl the Marines are using on their KLRs? They look very much like the ones from KLR250s. Has anyone seen a Marine KLR650 up close? What are they using to attach the headlight assebmly? Gino