Grinding Down Valves
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NOTIFICATION
Valve grinding paste not removed
- Risk of damage to sealing face on intake valve
- → Remove all valve grinding paste fully after grinding.
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- The valves cannot be touched up afterwards.
- The valves can be grinded using commercially available valve grinding paste.
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New valves must always be ground down.
- Apply a small amount of valve grinding paste to the valve seat.
- Oil new valve on the valve stem and push it into the valve guide from the combustion chamber until it is seated fully in the valve seat.
- Grind the valve with a commercially available valve grinder (with rubber suction head) using rotating movements. To do this, hold the valve grinder between the palms of both hands and press against the valve seat with rotating movements Valve seat.
Valve seat
- Perform grinding procedure for each new valve, then carefully remove valve grinding paste.
- Perform leak test.