Adjusted valves, now I have a very distinct tick from on of the valves!

[wakdady]

So my exhaust valves were a little tight. The .038 feeler couldn't fit in at all. So I went down from a 275 to a 265. Now I have a really nasty tick coming from on of them.
Can over torquing the cam caps cause this? I think I torqued it to 15 ft lbs instead of the 7-11 ft lbs.

[T1z3R]

i dont believe over tightening the caps would cause the problem.
whats the clearance now on the valve you worked on?

[ameen]

did it sound like this:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=53228.msg601031#msg601031

i had a similar problem. it seemd teh sound crops up everytime i mess with the shims but eventually goes away ( for me atleast)

[Paulcet]

Can over torquing the cam caps cause this? I think I torqued it to 15 ft lbs instead of the 7-11 ft lbs.

Some twinners have had broken cam caps, maybe due to over tightened bolts?

[wakdady]

yes, only more pingy. seems to come and go.

did it sound like this:
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=53228.msg601031#msg601031

i had a similar problem. it seemd teh sound crops up everytime i mess with the shims but eventually goes away ( for me atleast)

[burning1]

Uh... Are you sure you're not just hearing the sound of a loose valve? Loose valves tend to tick a little bit. It's a good thing.

[wakdady]

well hopefully thats what it is. i dont think overtorquing by 5 ft lbs would do such harm, but you never know. i was gonna take the valve cover off and re-torque just to be safe. i didnt sync the carbs and taking the tank off again would give me a chance to do this.
you wanna come by and take a listen? I'll try to post a vid so you can hear it

Uh... Are you sure you're not just hearing the sound of a loose valve? Loose valves tend to tick a little bit. It's a good thing.

[burning1]

Where are you located?

[wakdady]

san francisco, off geary and 7th ave. i just got back from taking my other bike to skaggs, all the way up 1. never been there before and it was awesome!
if you dont live at the very least in the peninsula, i'll just post a vid for you to listen to. 

Where are you located?

[burning1]

I'm actually heading up to SF this evening around 4:00. If you want to bring the GS to MotoJava between then and 6:00, I'd be happy to give it a listen.

(I live in Fremont, BTW.)