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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: chris_vw_1987 on 28 July 2007, 11:47

Title: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: chris_vw_1987 on 28 July 2007, 11:47

apparently my engine :undecided: needs this as theres a slight clicking / tapping noise as the engine runs ?? :p

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: Dinky on 28 July 2007, 14:34

:huh: heard of skimming the head?!

Dinx :kiss:

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: G60GTI16V on 28 July 2007, 20:06

ye this is to do with the tappets in the cylinder head, the shims im sure are behind/underneath the tappets, they can be replaced to reduce the space of the tappet (as they wear over there liftime) so it reduces the clicking/tapping  :wink:
hope this helps

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: [han] on 29 July 2007, 16:03

mine taps badly until totally warm!  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: chris_vw_1987 on 01 August 2007, 01:51

hehe yeah , thanks i went to see a garage they were like " you wont get it much quieter than that sonny lol "

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: Madone_si on 03 August 2007, 01:17

must be a crap garage then.. as I've reshimmed a few mk1's and it made alot of difference afterwards = quiet and better running of engine. Properly the garage has no idea where to get the required shim's...

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: dabill on 03 August 2007, 10:19

isnt the process reletivly easy to do yourself? euro-crap -parts do them along with gsf... just a tad time consuming though...

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: Madone_si on 03 August 2007, 15:04

Quote from: dabill on 03 August 2007, 10:19

isnt the process reletivly easy to do yourself? euro-crap -parts do them along with gsf... just a tad time consuming though...

yep its not too bad to doo, you just have to get the right required skim's for each tappet. I replaced my cam when I need mine as well, put the new cam on first and then measure the required difference to get the skim's needed.

link to help you...

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=33994.0

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: ThE_gOg on 21 August 2007, 22:29

i vw are the only place that do the shims afaik know mate, i just had to order a 3.25mm from a vw dealer on the ilse of wight as it was the last one in the uk :shocked:

Chris

Title: Re: Re-shimming ? whats this lol :D
Post by: ThE_gOg on 21 August 2007, 22:33

edit that just checked and ecp do stock some sizes :smiley: most of the smaller ones are out of stock though.

cheers

Chris