Lapping valves on 4 stroke
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Lapping valves on 4 stroke
What do you use to lap the valves on your 4 strokes? Tooth paste, kitchen cleanser, automotive compound? Also, what is your technique. My engine in question is a YS 91FZ and the exhaust valve is leaking.
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Use chrome polishing paste or extra fine lapping paste. Be careful to cleaning the parts free for lappingpaste before assembly the engine parts.
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If the engine has phospher bronze valve seat/guide , beware that the margin on the valve seat is 1/2-1 mm wide. Be prepared to use a good jewler's loupe to examine the seat to check for remaining low spots. Don't just go lapping awaywithout checking, just remove the low spots.
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RE: Lapping valves on 4 stroke
I have used auto rubbing compound. What I do is apply the paste and drop in the valve. Then I use a small piece of silicon fuel tubing and push it over the valve stem. holding the tubing between my fingers and slightly pulling on it, spin it back and forth. Don't over do it. It doesn't take much to reseat them. What ever you use to lap them, make sure you clean them real good afterwords before reassembly. Be sure to clean the valves and seats well before you lap them. Sometimes all that is preventing a good seat is a bit of carbon or crud.
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This post is about a Y-S 91 FZ
On newer Saito four strokes, the valve seat is chrome plated aluminum. Be very careful that you do not cut through the chrome. You just want to clean off the seat.
My experience with well used four strokes, there are other parts of the valve that show wear. Like the keeper grooves and the very top of the stem as well as the contact face of the rocker arm.
On newer Saito four strokes, the valve seat is chrome plated aluminum. Be very careful that you do not cut through the chrome. You just want to clean off the seat.
My experience with well used four strokes, there are other parts of the valve that show wear. Like the keeper grooves and the very top of the stem as well as the contact face of the rocker arm.
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RE: Lapping valves on 4 stroke
Update:
I glued the valves to 3/8" dowels with thick CA and used Mother's Aluminum Polish. Mother's is a very mild abrasive. The dowels made it easy to rotate the valves on the seats. When I was finished, I cut the dowels off, leaving about 1/2" then soaked the valves in acetone for about 10 minutes. That softened the CA which was then easy to remove. The YS runs great now!
I glued the valves to 3/8" dowels with thick CA and used Mother's Aluminum Polish. Mother's is a very mild abrasive. The dowels made it easy to rotate the valves on the seats. When I was finished, I cut the dowels off, leaving about 1/2" then soaked the valves in acetone for about 10 minutes. That softened the CA which was then easy to remove. The YS runs great now!
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I don't think toothpaste will work anymore as a lapping compound. None of the brands of toothpaste I used on my teeth has any abrasive qualities to it anymore. But maybe some brands still have some abrasives in them.
the aluminum polish is a good idea. Nice job.
the aluminum polish is a good idea. Nice job.
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RE: Lapping valves on 4 stroke
Brasso or Silvo (brass or Silver polish), followed by a really good clean. Don,t get any on the valve guides though.
I've tried gripping the stem in my dremel, it worked for me, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Do you guys have pencils with a small rubber (eraser?) on the end of them? I CA that on to the valve and twist it between my palms, lift and rotate a few degrees, repeat.
I have to agree that a good clean is probably all that will be required though.
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I've tried gripping the stem in my dremel, it worked for me, but I wouldn't recommend it.
Do you guys have pencils with a small rubber (eraser?) on the end of them? I CA that on to the valve and twist it between my palms, lift and rotate a few degrees, repeat.
I have to agree that a good clean is probably all that will be required though.
Dave H
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Most often I find they really just need well cleaned instead of lapped.
Most often I find they really just need well cleaned instead of lapped.