adjusting valves on 96 kodiak

has anyone ever done this?? i take the tank off to get to the covers, take them off to have access to adjust the rockers, have to turn the motor to tdc or something, and use feeler gauge to determine correct lash?? am i close?? anyways i just bought it and it has some noise from the upper engine area. i took the cam cover plate off and the chain feels snug and not sloppy. i dont know clearance spec or how to determine the tdc part, any suggestions would be RAD. thanks

nobody has ever done this???? or nobody wants to help a noob, ha just kiddin, i think ill call the local shop and find out the spec on lash and go from there

there should be a mark on the cam gear and one on the head to line up to get it at TDC, call the dealer about the tolerances. also you might "google" search atv valve lash adjustment and get a rough idea.

thanks for the input, still havent done anything about it, to busy at work but as soon as i have a chance ill tear it apart. have you ever adjusted valves on your yamahas??

I have, its not real bad.

if you use a feeler gauge set that has different size bolted together it's easier to take them apart.

i hope it fixes the noise, cant hurt to check anyways

i finally took a day off and im taking it to the shop about 50mi away to have these guys listen to the noise before i tke it apart, they said they should be able to determine where its coming from. ill let you know later today

well i found out the clearances, .004 int .008 ex. i took the tank off to get access to the covers, took off the covers and adjusted, put it back together, and it still has the noise. im thinking it might be the piston. atleast i learned something new, and i did it in less time than it took my buddy to change his oil in his rancher!!! well now im kind of concerned if it will get worse, and if i should do something now or ride it through the summer and rebuild it this winter.