• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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2004 TE 450 Valve Clearances

firepro86

firepro86

Husqvarna
I just bought an 04 TE 450 and am trying to go through the bike and get it running flawless. Ive had a couple problems with the bike but have since got thoughs issues under controll ( rebuilt carb, new air filter, chain, sproket bolts, clutch seals, and a couple fuses). I keep seeing and hearing about making saure the valve clearances are in check...How do i do this? I like to work on my bikes so that way i know EVERYTHING that is going on with the bike, plus knowing the bike inside and out helps prevent the "oh shits" on a ride. The bike is kinda hard to start, I have to use every trick on CH and ones that Ive been told by other riders to get it started. Once started the bike runs excellent, there have been a couple times where I would put the bike in gear and it would stall(still figuring that out because it doesnt do it all the time). Anywho, how do I check the valve clearances and how to I adjust them? Any help is greatly appreciated!
 
firepro86 said:
I just bought an 04 TE 450 and am trying to go through the bike and get it running flawless. Ive had a couple problems with the bike but have since got thoughs issues under controll ( rebuilt carb, new air filter, chain, sproket bolts, clutch seals, and a couple fuses). I keep seeing and hearing about making saure the valve clearances are in check...How do i do this? I like to work on my bikes so that way i know EVERYTHING that is going on with the bike, plus knowing the bike inside and out helps prevent the "oh shits" on a ride. The bike is kinda hard to start, I have to use every trick on CH and ones that Ive been told by other riders to get it started. Once started the bike runs excellent, there have been a couple times where I would put the bike in gear and it would stall(still figuring that out because it doesnt do it all the time). Anywho, how do I check the valve clearances and how to I adjust them? Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Very easy... Did mine last night on my new 2004 450. Take tank off, fuel line to carb, breather tube on throttle side, decompression lever on throttle side. Now take off valve cover. Also take spark plug out. Get to top dead centr by bumping wheel in 6th gear. Tdc is found when marks on timing cam line up with hash mark on valve case. Very easy to find tdc by lining up the marks and noticing play in valves too. Now with feeler gauge check to see that you have .004-.006 on the intakes. These are the valves closer to carb. Check to see if you have .006-.008 on exhaust. If you are out of spec you will have to pull the clips with a hook, use a magnet to pull shims and purchase thinner shims at a Moto shop. Good luck. Have fun!
 
VTSKIER, thank you sir. i was going through the 605 page shop manual for it and holy cow this saves me a ton of time. About how much time should I set aside to do this?
 
firepro86 said:
VTSKIER, thank you sir. i was going through the 605 page shop manual for it and holy cow this saves me a ton of time. About how much time should I set aside to do this?
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1 hour complete if you have done valves before. Super easy!
 
Hmm first time doing this, ill set aside 2hrs just to he safe. Should be a good project for me to do tomorrow.
 
excellent info. never been anywhere near this sort of work. are all shims just shims? or are they model specific?
 
2wheels said:
excellent info. never been anywhere near this sort of work. are all shims just shims? or are they model specific?
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Shims come in different diameters. For this generation husky I believe they are 9.5mm and all the major Japanese brands use them. I buy mine from the Suzuki dealership when my kit gets low. HotCams sells the kits.
 
Planepower said:
Shims come in different diameters. For this generation husky I believe they are 9.5mm and all the major Japanese brands use them. I buy mine from the Suzuki dealership when my kit gets low. HotCams sells the kits.
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The Jap bikes have smaller shims. 7.5mm is common. Is this true that the jap shims will work, albeit being smaller? I have yet to do a valve adjustment and it's nice to know if there is some interchange here VS ordering them from husky 1 by 1.
 
the following bikes have 9.5 mm shims;
RC51 2000 - 05 Ninja ZX7 1989 - 90 GSX600 Katana 1992 - 97
VTR1000F Super Hawk 1998 - 05 Ninja ZX10 1988 - 90 GSXR750M/N 1991 - 92
ZRX1100 1999 - 00 SV1000 2003 - 05
ZX11 1990 - 01 TL1000 1997 - 04
ZX12 2000 - 05 Hayabusa All
ZX14
HONDA OFFROAD
CRF450R All JT1200B STX12F LT-Z400 2003 - 05 YZF450S/T
CRF450X All KSF400 2003 - 05 DRZ400 All TT-R250
TRX450R All JT1500A STX15F WR400
KLX400A/B YZ400F
YZ426F
WR450F
YZ450F/R
 
quick question. those clearance measurements 004-006 and 006-008 are they imperial? really wish could find a manual!
 
anything european is metric. So no imperial. you can covert metric to standard if your blades only have one or the other. just look up conversion charts. most feeler sets are labeled with the correct metric and standard measurements on the blade.
 
just had another look for guages. .004 if it were in metric mm would be a ideally small gap. surely the measurements listed above are imperial?
 
Strange, after re-reading your measurements, it would appear those figures you've given are in fact standard and not metric measurements. Where did you get these measurements? The guy above? Let me go home and I'll take a pic of the actual measurements in metric from my very own 2004 TC450. I still have the factory sticker stating valve clearances on the rear fender by the battery. I'll take a pic for you and then you'll be good to go without any confusion.
 
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