Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:16 pm
Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:35 pm
Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:42 pm
Stace wrote:Mic's sould at least measure 0.01mm. A 0-25mm Mic will be all you'll need for shim's. Really the only way to go as far as brands is Mititoyo. Try and stay away from digital ones, I have found them to be not as accurate as the normal veriety and see, to be a bit gimicky to me.
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:23 pm
Smitty wrote:Stace wrote:Mic's sould at least measure 0.01mm. A 0-25mm Mic will be all you'll need for shim's. Really the only way to go as far as brands is Mititoyo. Try and stay away from digital ones, I have found them to be not as accurate as the normal veriety and see, to be a bit gimicky to me.
I am with Stace
all my measuring gear (caliper dial gauges etc ) are Mititoyo
...which are not cheap btw
and
measuring shims????
all the shims I have ever seen have their thickness screen printed
on 'em ...so no need for micrometers
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:27 pm
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:29 pm
javaman wrote:Hey that's genius !!! So you think they don't change in thickness (due to wear) ?
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:37 pm
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:37 pm
Duane wrote:Isnt it generally the distance between the shim and the valve clearence, rather than the shim that changes? hence you measure the distance between the two at a certain point - and find the correct shim for it ?
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:40 pm
Stace wrote:Duane wrote:Isnt it generally the distance between the shim and the valve clearence, rather than the shim that changes? hence you measure the distance between the two at a certain point - and find the correct shim for it ?
Yes, However shims will wear over time
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:48 pm
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Mon Aug 21, 2006 4:12 pm
Rossi wrote:Stop trying to make it more technical than it needs to be.
Shim size printed on 'em is all I've ever gone by as I ain't trying to blueprint the engine