[MR2] MR2 - MKII Turbo - Valve Adjusting Shims

[Donald Chalfant]

Years ago, we (the list) started a shim stock point with people sending in 
their old and getting new (size) ones from .... David Hawkins.  I don't know 
if The Grouch is still on the list (don't feel like looking right now) but 
you can go to www.twosrus.com and drop him an email.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Willis" <te51levin at fastmail.fm>
To: "Joseph Obernberger" <joelori at earthlink.net>; <mr2 at mr2.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2008 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MR2] MR2 - MKII Turbo - Valve Adjusting Shims


> 2.50 is the smallest I see in the EPC.  I looked it up by part number to
> find other application that used the same shim, hoping they would show
> thinner sizes under different engines, but without success.  You may
> find a suitable substite elsewhere.  I remember getting 4A-GE shims from
> a Yamaha dealership.  Fitting, since Yamaha has a hand in so many Toyota
> engines, and motorcycles tend to need adjustment more frequently, thus
> dealerships are more likely to stock a good variety of shims from which
> to choose.  If you take a sample to a local motorcycle shop you may find
> what you need.
>
> By the way, we (dealerships) don't stock them because Toyota engines so
> rarely require adjustment that we can't justify the expense of stocking
> lots of shims for lots of different engines.
>
>
> On Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:39:06 -0400, "Joseph Obernberger"
> <joelori at earthlink.net> said:
>> Hi All - I'm looking for valve adjustment shims - those shims that
>> adjust the valve clearance.  Anyone know of a good place to find these?
>> The dealers around here seem to only have some.  I need a particularly
>> thin shim.  The services manual lists 2.00mm as the smallest, but the
>> dealer says the smallest is 2.50.  I do know that a 2.60 results in 0
>> clearance.
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Joe
>> http://www.lovehorsepower.com
> -- 
> Aaron Willis
> '85 AW11 7A-GE hybrid
> '77 TE51 3T/2T-G project
>
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