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Re: [ST] Crank story continues...



but you don't even need to have that sort of work done at a Triumph
dealer, so there is no guarantee that the tool is even available  (I
realize that you might not do this but the original poster is entitled
to have the work done by whoever he chooses, even if the bike were
otherwise still under warranty)

the only third-party versions of the Triumph tool that I'm aware of are
home-made, and  'not that expensive' is a relative term

as someone who has obviously done this work before, surely you would
agree that there is NOTHING that should stop any reasonably
qualified/experienced/equipped motorcycle mechanic from doing this work
(assuming, of course, that documentation is available)

I should also point out that I didn't say that I agreed with the
suggestion that removing the camshafts was actually easier/quicker, just
that some might argue that it is (I've heard the comment before myself)

anyway, it's a moot point on '02 and later

cheers,
Neil


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Emberson" <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] Crank story continues...


> Neil Lindsey wrote:
>
> > first of all, you don't have to be factory-authorized to work on a
> > Triumph (hell, many Triumph dealer mechanics are not
factory-authorized)
>
> Yeah, but the dealer has to have the kit. So if he took the bike to a
> dealer, the tech should have had access to it.
>
> > secondly, you gotta admit -- for the mechanic that doesn't have the
> > tool, the job probably IS easier
>
> If the tech does not have the tool, then it is likely he hasn't been
> working on too many Triumphs, so I would probably do the job myself or
> find someone with more Triumph experience. The tool is not that
> expensive. And I believe third party version exist.
>
> > thirdly, it can probably be argued that once you have made your
> > measurements and know which shims need to be replaced, it might
actually
> > be easier to remove the camshafts and change the shims all at once
> > rather than one at a time (depends probably on how many shims need
> > replacing)
>
> No, after doing the valves on my ST and playing with cams on other
> vehicles I can guarantee you that the tool will cut the time in half,
> even if you have to replace every shim. Remember to pull the cams you
> have to loosen the chain, remove all the caps, carefully lay out all
of
> the bearings, can't mix'n match those puppies, then carefully snake
the
> cams out (some bikes are worse than others, depends on where the chain
> is), the reversal adds in making sure that you did not screw up the
> timing. Brian D. and I spend 2 or 3 hours doing that last part on his
> Subi when he had to remove on of the heads.
>
> For that matter, re-tourqing the caps would take as long as it took me
> to use the tool to replace two of the shims (IIRC 3 shims, all
exhaust,
> 2 one cylinder # 1)
>
> Kinda like, I would not take my truck to a tire shop that only
> statically balanced the tires. Yeah, might get a slightly better job
> done, but watching and paying for someone dork around with 265/75R16's
> mounted on rims for a couple hours would not be worth it. Throwing
them
> on the spin balancer for 20 seconds is a lot more reasonable.
>
> YMMV of course. As an engineer I tend to optimize (as I've been told),
> and I just call'em the way I see them.
>
> cheers,
> Tom
>
>
> -- 
> Thomas Emberson
>
>
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