I like the sound of the go-no go method, I'll have to give that a
try. But this question about what is a good fit with feeler gauges
has always puzzled me. eventually I developed my own method which
basically involves tightening the screw, with feeler in place and
while tightening, I *gently* rock the feeler side-to-side and feel
how much it moves in a rocking direction. This is very subtle, and
frankly it sounds like the go-no go method is better, but I figured
that the less the feeler is able to rock within the space, the closer
that space is to the actual thickness of the feeler. With this
method I always end up with a reasonable amount of drag on the feeler
when sliding it back and forth.
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Pete Chadwell
1973 TR6
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