Triumphrat

Fe Man

Guys,

I have an 06 Tiger w/19K miles and it needs a valve adjustment! I would take it to the local dealer but I just lost my job and can't spend the money.

I need advice and a valve shim tool and advice; can anyone offer some help?

Tiger-G

Fe Man,

It's a relatively easy job if you are mechanically minded. Have you got the Haynes Manual and are you mechanically minded ??

It can be done without the shim tool as well if you are prepared to take the cam shafts off ??

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Safe riding.
Regards,
Graeme.

Bike: Tiger 955 (2006)

iansoady

There's a good shim tool available from Mustang of this parish (and elsewhere).

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Ian
2004 Tiger 955i
1961 BSA A10 Golden Flash.

blacktiger

If your shims are on top of the buckets as my '02 has, you don't need to remove the cams. You can get the shims out by removing the bearing caps and lifting the cams slightly without disturbing the cam chain.

Good luck with the job hunting.

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You only live once, so enjoy it.
'02 Tiger955i in black.65000 miles.
http://s396.photobucket.com/albums/p...55tiger/TIGER/
'12 Tiger800XC in black. 11500 miles.

day955i

Does this mean you can change your shim's without the valve adjustment tool ? 05 955I

Jonny955

All that my valve adjustment tool does is hold down the bucket so that the shims can be slipped out/in. It saves lifting the cams.

At 19K miles it is possible that your valves clearances are still within service limits. I checked mune at 14K and they were all OK. If you have the skill and the time, it will cost you nothing to check (well, maybe some sealant for the cam cover which I forgot about)

Jon

blacktiger

Yes it does.

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You only live once, so enjoy it.
'02 Tiger955i in black.65000 miles.
http://s396.photobucket.com/albums/p...55tiger/TIGER/
'12 Tiger800XC in black. 11500 miles.