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    Professional ITI Speedometer Repair!

    You can repair them yourself if you are careful. The odometer drive gears from the Ducati ST2 and ST4 speedos fit our Guzzi ITI units. The attached picture shows the removed gears (both of which are metal) on the right and the 'new' blue gear assembly installed after all the debri from the old...
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    Valve spring shim settings

    No, I spent ages cross referencing valves and springs part numbers until I found similar parts to the Vintage then looked for the appropriate manual and then checked my spring length with no shims fitted to see what sort of datum I was looking for, a bit of a circuitous route but I think I've...
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    Valve spring shim settings

    Thanks for your input Dave. I don't fully understand your instructions without a diagram but no probs as I found the data and have shimmed my springs. See my reply if it interests you. Cheers Don
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    Valve spring shim settings

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    Valve spring shim settings

    Issue resolved. Thanks
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    Valve spring shim settings

    Thanks Charlie. I spent most of last night going through square barrel manuals trying to find data having first determined which models had the same valve spring part numbers. Many are silent on spring pre load but some do have the info. In the end I came up with 2 settings the one you have...
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    Valve spring shim settings

    That's correct Dave. it's to set the correct spring force for each valve which is achieved by placing shims under the base of the valve springs. It tends to be around 10% compression of the free length. So ideally I need the spring free length as per factory spec and then the factory tolerance...
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    Valve spring shim settings

    I am in the process of refreshing the cylinder heads on my 2008 California Vintage. Does anyone have the the valve spring setting dimensions so that I can set the pre load shims? Many Thanks Don
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    Fork cap torque?

    Sorry, don't understand the comment....
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    Fork cap torque?

    Thanks Steve, My query is just because I don't fully understand why Guzzi quote such high torque figures not that I have an issue how to install them. Many folks just snug them up but there must be a reason why Guzzi stipulate the figures they do for this particular assembly. I'm just curious in...
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    Fork cap torque?

    I appreciate your comment John. The odd thing is that similar torque values are quoted for other makes with conventional forks so I'm thinking surely they haven't all got terminology mixed up and /or all the manuals are incorrect? One other comment I'm not sure 2 m8 fasteners in an alloy triple...
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    Fork cap torque?

    Hi, I've been following a thread on Face book regarding torquing of the fork caps.. All the normal sources come back with a figure of around 120Nm upwards. Most of the comments that have come in just talk about nipping up. Whilst I have my own thoughts as to why, does anyone know for certain why...
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    Front forks Cali Vintage

    Many thanks for your replies. Just for info the stanchions in the UK are about twice the cost as in the US and absolutely eye watering if you buy OEM units. My stanchions are measuring at 44.93 which shows they are well above the size measured by V700Steve. The additional 2 to 3 would I believe...
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    Front forks Cali Vintage

    Help needed.... just had my forks re-chromed and ground on my California Vintage. However the re furbished stanchions will not fit into the lower leg bushes. I know the nominal size of the forks are 45 mm but does anyone have an actual measurement for the diameter of the stanchion to within 0.01...
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