I'm going to use the knowledge gleened from the first tech sesson at Stuart's and do a Valve check/adjust on my ST4s on thursday or friday this week.

If any of you are bored, feel free to stop by. PM me or call me at 972-567-6375 for directions. I'll start Thurs morning for sure. Don't know if I'll get it all back together or not. I'm waiting on my harmonic belt tensioner to get here from LT's. I have the shim kit though.

Steve
Flower mound

Good luck man!!  Glad to see one of the students getting to use the training.  Take photos.

Bench partner I would be most interested in seeing this proceedure but have to work for my sheckles on those days. I will definately be watching this thread and hopefully can talk to you on the phone to hear about the progress. This is cool!

I'd recommend you go ahead and pull the cams out completely after you check even if you don't have to change the shims, wanna check those surfaces!  good luck

Not a bad idea. But if they are in tolerance, I may just leave well enough alone and go for a ride! We'll see.
Steve

Quote from: sdlrodeo on March 30, 2009, 08:27:14 PM
Not a bad idea. But if they are in tolerance, I may just leave well enough alone and go for a ride! We'll see.
Steve

You have to remove the belts, right?  How do you prevent the cams from rotating?  Do you just let them run loose during the valve check, and then line them up properly during belt reinstall?

Quote from: Ronr on March 30, 2009, 08:42:22 PM
You have to remove the belts, right?  How do you prevent the cams from rotating?  Do you just let them run loose during the valve check, and then line them up properly during belt reinstall?

helps to have a cam gear holder, but not altogether necessary

Well, as I've been reading my tech books to freshen up, I'm thinking I may need a few more parts before I get into this. I want to pick up some seals/gaskets/orings to avoid wait-for-parts-before-finishing syndrome. Plus I may go the MBP route haven't decided.

Stay tuned...

Steve

Quote from: sdlrodeo on March 31, 2009, 03:54:02 PM
Well, as I've been reading my tech books to freshen up, I'm thinking I may need a few more parts before I get into this. I want to pick up some seals/gaskets/orings to avoid wait-for-parts-before-finishing syndrome. Plus I may go the MBP route haven't decided.

Stay tuned...

Steve

how many miles you got?   I went ahead and installed MBP collets, but I was already having to pull all the rockers for resurfacing anyways...

and don't forget, if you go with MBP collets, you'll have to buy special opening shims to fit those collets.  The shim kit you bought would only be half good then...

Quote from: hiero on March 31, 2009, 03:57:35 PM
how many miles you got?   

  The shim kit you bought would only be half good then...

that's the thing, the shim kit belongs to the st2_owners yahoo group and the next guy on the list needs it and i don't want to be rushed.

so i may just buy my own kit and if i do it may be the mbp.

oh, 12,000 miles.

Steve

Ok, I've decided I'm going to do the valve check starting Friday morn. I'm also installing rearsets from an 888 and clipons as well. This could render the ST4s into an ST4r and make it not so comfy for the long hauls. We'll see.

So, if you're bored and feel like dropping by, call first at 972-567-6375 (I may on parts run).

Steve

Wowl I'm feeling the mods and think RED is needing some love!

Quote from: RED on April 03, 2009, 03:59:22 PM
Wowl I'm feeling the mods and think RED is needing some love!

by RED i really hope you are refering to your bike and not yourself in some creepy third person sort of way.

Steve

Quote from: RED on April 03, 2009, 03:59:22 PM
Wowl I'm feeling the mods and think RED is needing some love!

Quote from: sdlrodeo on April 04, 2009, 06:30:48 AM
by RED i really hope you are refering to your bike and not yourself in some creepy third person sort of way.

Steve

That explains the carpal tunnel