For the love of a tractor engine: The life and times of the 18R-G

[leso]

Steve, i am talking about chain guides...

Think Owen must be thinking about his new hose.. Tuesday mate...??? bet ya cant wait..

[o_man_ra23]

Righto, I twas talking about valve guides... $55 to remake a chain guide is good.

Cheers, Owen

[Steve M]

For shims, we just went through this place for a set.
Precision Shims Australia
4 Fay Crt. Croyden Vic, 3136
(03) 9723 0199
The shims looks bloody great, we mixed up the order, but the quality of product is good and he machined them to our specified sizes
We ordered 14mm shims, which I think were available from 2.5mm to 5mm in 0.05mm increments.
They were about $9 each. Toyota had them for about $8 each last I checked, but the sizes were hard to get for reground cams.

[crowncustom]

Also Shim paper will do the job just got 2 150mm x 150mm sheets at .010" thickness for $6.00 per sheet make as many as you like.
Cheers Brett.

[The Witzl]

When there's only 8 valves... $9ea is a damn cheap price to get the perfect sized shims!

Thanks for the contact details Steve!

oh yeah.... whilst our pistons are out on show....

[Steve M]

Man, those are some ugly pistons on the right.

[o_man_ra23]

Teh Witzl... what compression are those slugs good for??

Cheers, Owen

[The Witzl]

they should be very close to the 8.7:1 compression, which is what the stock piston on the left is.

Another shot:

[o_man_ra23]

Hmm... do I smell 18RGTEU with high boost??

Are they forgies??

Cheers, Owen

[leso]

For shims, we just went through this place for a set.
Precision Shims Australia
4 Fay Crt. Croyden Vic, 3136
(03) 9723 0199
The shims looks bloody great, we mixed up the order, but the quality of product is good and he machined them to our specified sizes
We ordered 14mm shims, which I think were available from 2.5mm to 5mm in 0.05mm increments.
They were about $9 each. Toyota had them for about $8 each last I checked, but the sizes were hard to get for reground cams.

Steve, just got off the phone to chris from this place ^....VERY helpful guy. the shims i need will be in the mail this arvo..his service is highly recommened by me..thanks for the heads up steve...


owen...how come your on the net ??? shouldnt ya be moving house today...

[Sagluren]

are the chain guides you are all talking about the same as the 18r/rc engines.

just wondering as i have some at home.

sam.

[leso]

Sam, the bottom one is the same...and one of the top ones can be bent to suit the rg.
plenty of info earlier in this thread posted by smarter people than me..

cheers leso

[o_man_ra23]

Leso,
Been moving at night, the big move is tomorrow, I have at least 4 ppl from work coming, 2 trailers and a ute (maybe more). Gonna be a barby when we are done. When are you coming up for a fishing trip??

Oh, and I dunno about bending a chain guide, I just dont think of it as good practice as you can get a kink which will wear quickly and destroy everything.

Cheers, Owen

[leso]

yeah did the bendy thing on top inlet guide..looks ok.. but im spewing that i didnt get it original rebonded at the same time as my upper exhaust side guide.... I was unsure of the quailty and cost at that time...oh well live and learn.. it's a bit like moving into a new house....in 3yrs you look back and say why did i paint the lounge room THAT colour...

as for fishing trips....mmmmm reckon i'll be due for my next barra in december...

[Steve M]

I spent ages slowly bending mine so that it would be as smooth a curve as possible.
It actually lines up with the chain better than the original guide did. There is even concact over the whole slipper, rather than mostly at the bottom and little at the top end.

Now that I know about the place that can re bond them, I reckon I'll get my collection of old guides repaired.