Triumph Stag - Installing Valves and Shimming

INstalling Valves and shimming from scratch after cylinder head recon.

[@iankidd6500]

Hi Chris, A massive piece of advise, you’ve had the crank re ground, have you had it Nitrided or at least tuftrided? The Stag crank is not a cast item like most cars, it is made of steel and factory Nitrided to give a case hardening, this gets ground off. As these are classic and hence old cars, modern engineering companies may not know and not harden the journals, you then assemble and carefully run in and in a thousand miles or less your crank is trashed. Please double and treble check with your engineer it could save your rebuilt and expensive engine. 👍

[@Horsleyclassics]

Hi Ian, yes crank was sent to be hardened (nitrided I think) 🙂