Congratulations !!
I forgot to put the keepers and shims back on.
Yep, I forgot to put the buckets and shims on, one of the valves popped the keeper off because of that, and it dropped into the crankcase. (edited post.) Fortunately it didn't cause any damage but it was definitely a brain fart on my part. Setting up the cams on the left side head is easy once you realize the subtleties of the design.did you mean to say you forgot to put the buckets and shims back on? The keepers wouldn't have been removed unless you took the valves out of the head, right?
If you ever have to adjust the clearances, you only have to take off the 12 bolts that hold the 2 cam guides in place. You shouldn't have to do anything with the valves or keepers as I did here. So hopefully this isn't something you ever have to replicate!Oh Boy !!! I can't wait until I have to adjust the valve clearance on my ST1100 - that pic above is exciting to look at !!!
I have checked my clearances three times since I bought my ST1100 used, and each time all clearances were just about dead-nuts in the center of the range - almost too hard to believe, even for myself
+10 on the time-serts. These inserts are a permanent repair. I have had helicoils pull out after a time but the time-sert will stay put It's just a bit more involved to install one but gives me more peace of mind than than the slinky.Left head is off and cylinder looks good and now to take it in to get a Time-sert installed.