setting of rocker clearences

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hairypete
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Post Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:56 am

hi guys, im swappin all my rockers today, and is there any advice you can give me for setting the clearences. i want to get this right cause i cant be arsed to do this again!
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Post Fri Jun 16, 2006 9:01 am

Have a read of the tech article here http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... echnva.htm The pics are missing but you'll get the idea.

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Post Sat Jun 17, 2006 2:25 pm

superb buddy, all done, still a little ticky but not worse than before, will give it 100 gentle miles then re set them,

and what a day for cruisin around!
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Post Sat Jun 17, 2006 3:02 pm

Nice one buddy, glad you sorted it.

You may find that you can't get rid of the ticking completely 8O My 2.7 has a brand new cam/rockers/shafts/eccentrics/valve springs and valves but it still ticks :oops:

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