Re: [ST] Valve Shims

[Mike Montville <mjmontville@xxxxxxxxx>]

Steve,

I agree with you that the under-bucket shims that came out of my RS
were undoubtedly intact, and can be re-used (conceivably again in my
bike).

Although I questioned the mechanic on this shop policy, I chose to
not start a battle over the cost of 2 shims.  The dealer has bent
over backwards covering all my warranty issues (two major-cost), and
I feel that I'm winning the ownership war with his support :-)

Mike

- --- Steven Kohlscheen <TrumpST@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> <<
> I believe I paid $12 each at the last adjustment -- they keep the
> ones they take out.
> 
> Mike
> >>
> You also are getting hosed by your dealer.  Unless those shims are
> destroyed, they are reusable.  I know folks who swap and trade
> shims with
> their local dealer service center.  If they are shim under bucket
> they arn't
> a wear item, as I understand it.  Even if they are shim over
> bucket, they
> don't really get worn down.  Come to think of it, of the half dozen
> or so
> re-shimmed valves I've had between my '99 and my '02 in 90k miles,
> I have
> never been charged for a shim by my dealer who did all the valve
> adjustments.
> 
> Steven "Dirty Dawg" Kohlscheen
> 
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