Just wondering, how stiff should the valve be in the collector box?
The reason for asking, is that I've (as some may have read) recently refurbished an exhaust and exup valve.
The valve was very seized and took quite a bit of effort to free up.
It'sll all nicely moving in the bushes at both ends now, but it did take a little bit of tweaking as I think the valve was slightly bent. It's at a poitn now where I've tweaked it back and forth to find where it is the most free moving, but to me it still feels like there's a little resistance.
My only comparison is my current one, which is very loose in the bushes - seems almost too loose - and as I don't know what mielage bike this other exhuast came off, I've no idea if it seized early in it's life and therefore hasn't worn as much as mine (which wasn't seized when I eventually got the bugger out to grease it up!).
I can turn the pulley by hand just using thumb and index finger, and there's no resistance points now I've straightened it out, but it feels....dunno...it doesn't slop around if you know what I mean. Feels a bit like the end is in a tub of a viscous liquid or something. It's not tight, doesn't stick in places, there's just a general light resistance.
Perhaps the servo is quite manly and as long as the valve isn't sticking it won't be an issue.
Just thought i'd ask the question before I swap exhausts over.
Cheers
Russ
