Lash cap supplier

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Does anyone know of a good lash cap supplier here in the UK? I use quite a few 7mm and 8mm and our current supplier has become very unreliable.

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If you don't know what one is you're unlikely to be of any use, but for your education:



In his fingers is a lash cap, used for setting valve clearances (cap which sets lash = lashcap).

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=lash+caps&so...

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tapkaJohnD said:

Is this cost cutting? It's cheaper to make a little 'lash cap' than treat the valve stem, 'properly'?

John

It's weight saving. Lighter valve train, more control, less valve bounce, less wear & tear. Used in bike engines a lot.
They can also get you out of the st if you've run out of the original style valve shim range.

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Shim in bucket is huge and heavy, shim under much lighter: