08 te 610 with 3200 miles. showing signs of needing valve adjustment. anyone willing to make a instruction video? better yet somebody in SW michigan?
If you are an idiot like you called your self, might be a good idea to send it to a shop and pay the guy to do it for you, easily done if you have basic mechanical knowledge, the 610 are screw type adjustment easier then shim but if you screw it up may cost you more then sending it to a shop.
I enjoy turning a wrench but have never seen the inside of a motor I'm intimidated too say the least. thought a video by one of the veterans would be helpful to all and enough to ease my apprehension
My Mechanic charges me $86 to do my V/clearance. 1.5 hrs. In US thats about $70. I have done them before myself but for that price I would rather him do it. Stu
You sound more cautious and prudent than anything else. Here are the instructions from the owners manual: ADJUSTING THE VALVE PLAY (Fig. 16) Check with cold engine by the Husquvarna Dealer. The clearance of both valves must be 0.002 in. Otherwise, turn the nut and the adjusting screw to reach the above mentioned value. Here is one link with text that might explain it more: http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=371701&highlight=valve check This thread *was* excellent, but the person that put up the pics deleted them. And apparently the pdf that someone made is gone too. http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=578484 If it were me, I'd go to a dealer/mechanic/competent friend and have them show you how to do it.
Excellent instructions. I'd say there's no harm in opening it up and at least checking the tolerances. If you don't adjust them, you can't hurt them, and you could get yourself familiar with the valves in the process.
Love that image....makes it look so easy. Its actually extremely hard to get to the exhaust valve rockers with the engine in. You will end up having to bend your feeler guages and all sorts of other stuff to get in there and then you wont be 100% confident that its right. Gust give it a go. Stu
I'd recommend trying to do the intake valves first; if you are comfortable with your adjustments and results, then try getting to the exhaust valves. The latter require pulling the RH radiator and removing the coolant overflow reservoir (at least, that is how I do it.) I would definitely recommend getting the Motion Pro .003/.002 feeler gauge. It's small and the tips are angled so that you can get the feelers into the measurement area. Best tool for the job. I also use the Motion Pro adjuster wrenches that allow you to hold the lock screw steady while turning the adjuster. I don't think these are necessary but I have found they speed up my work and allow me to make the adjustments with more precision. Good luck and enjoy the wrenching!
picked up the motion pro gauge, didn't have the socket. a buddy is going to guide me through Thurs. after work as he has done several KTMs. anything out of norm we should be on the lookout for? Coffee, thanks for the pic and link
Remember Mike's "quick" valve adjustment that morning? Hardest part was getting to them and reassembling the bits and pieces afterwords for sure.
The entire concept is to unbolt things until you can get to the screw caps, unscrew them, and use a screw driver & wrench to set them to spec (if they need adjusting). The rest of it is technique and practice. Yes I remember that, and it emphasizes that unbolting things is the time consuming part.
