• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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TE 511 Valve Adjustment advise

T

tjb45

Husqvarna
A Class
Hi all, I checked my valve clearance today and was after some help from the people in the know....

Bike is a 2013 TE511, with about 2,200 Km done. I service it (Oil and filters) about every 350-400K's, full synthetic used after 250K run in.

I rotated the engine to TDC using the two dots on the timing gears pointing to each other as a guide and measured from that position.

Left Inlet is .150mm
Right Inlet is .178mm

Left Exhaust is .203mm
Right Exhaust is .229mm

From my understanding, both inlet and exhaust are out of spec, inlet with too much play, and exhaust too tight..

Should I be concerned about this? I've read on here that heaps of people haven't needed to adjust their valves ever.

Thanks.
 
I would first make sure you have followed timing mark instructions for checking valve clearance and check them again..
 
with the 2 marks level with the Gasket surface ... you are right. With the rockerarm cover removed , you can see that both camshafts are off the valves. So in regards the right point of measurement you are ok.
 
how do you go about adjusting the exhaust valves? mine are tight. does the cam have to come out?
 
i would make the adjustments now! Im not sure if the 511 uses a shim style adjustment but if it does. Hot Cams Shim kit is a worthwhile investment. Buy a digital caliper and the shim kit. Then remove the shims on the valves you suspect to be off subtract the difference from what it is and what the spec is. Then replace with the proper shim. Re-measure and repeat until in spec. Your bike will start cold better then it ever has i promise.
 
The bmw/kymco/husky 449 and 511 engines use hemispherical (described as half balls in the WSM) shims. These are used in several bmw bikes and may be available at bmw motorcycle dealers. I have searched for aftermarket shim kits and don't believe they exist. I think you have to buy OEM.
 
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