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  • Can't get valves adjusted 1983 Honda Shadow VT500C

    From mike@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 30 17:27:30 2017
    Can't get valves adjusted 1983 Honda Shadow VT500C

    I have two options: Too loose and Too tight.
    My hypothesis is that there's a wear pattern on the bolt
    that creates a large change for a tiny rotation.

    I'm gonna have to tear into the bike to work on the clutch.
    Might as well address this problem too.

    One possibility is to swap the adjuster bolts around to see
    if that makes any difference.
    Another option is to chuck the bolts in the lathe and try
    to grind the ends symmetrical again.

    Opinions on that?
    Alternative suggestions?

    Buying new bolts is just too easy. I prefer the cheap way. ;-)

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  • From olsonm@tiny.invalid@21:1/5 to mike on Sat Jul 1 01:18:45 2017
    mike <ham789@netzero.net> wrote:
    Can't get valves adjusted 1983 Honda Shadow VT500C

    I have two options: Too loose and Too tight.
    My hypothesis is that there's a wear pattern on the bolt
    that creates a large change for a tiny rotation.

    I'm gonna have to tear into the bike to work on the clutch.
    Might as well address this problem too.

    One possibility is to swap the adjuster bolts around to see
    if that makes any difference.
    Another option is to chuck the bolts in the lathe and try
    to grind the ends symmetrical again.

    Opinions on that?
    Alternative suggestions?

    Buying new bolts is just too easy. I prefer the cheap way. ;-)

    You can buy all six screws for under $30, with a perfect
    hardened precision ground end. Life's too short to waste
    a bunch of time trying to fix them on the cheap.

    Your other problem with the clutch, just replace the
    friction disk and you'll be done.

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