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TAPPET ADJUSTMENT - HOW THE HECK DO YOU GET A FEELER GUAGE IN???

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Simon46:
I'm going to start buying feeler gauges and kink them. This time next week I'll be a millionare

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Nurse Julie:

--- Quote from: Simon46 on May 25, 2018, 08:49:11 PM ---I'm going to start buying feeler gauges and kink them. This time next week I'll be a millionare

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Someone got there before you Simon.....

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Even these aren't really bent enough though, maybe you could adapt a little and then you would be a millionaire 😊

Simon46:
Damn dell and Rodney beat me too it

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Rob62:

--- Quote from: oapcb400 on May 25, 2018, 06:02:04 PM ---Hi Rob. i'm still locked into £sd and Feet and inches, but i read the article to mean backing off the adjuster one full turn gives you exactly the 0.05mm gap, as i said i'm of a certain age and easily confused!!!

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0.05mm is roughly 2 thou, so if one full turn is 0.05mm that would be a thread pitch of 500 tpi imperial which it definitely is not. Its more likely to be 50 tpi (threads per inch) or 0.5mm pitch which is still incredibly fine...  as has already been said, feeler gauges is the only way to go and even then its not easy to get right as tightening the locknut alters the gap..you’ve got to make sure the feeler gauge is dragging nicely but the bend in the feeler can make it difficult to judge... Its a nice simple mechanism compared to having to change shims but does require a certain knack...

johncam:
Thanks all - think I will bend the end of the appropriate size one on the set . Feel like I should have thought of that first off!!

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