09-15-2019, 10:03 AM
I saw a post on some other forum that said that these shims will fit the R1200 water cooled engines: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01GH5KZUG/ref...FDb9BJYB42
Although they are listed as being for a KTM dirt bike, they are the right sizes for the R1200 LC engines, 8.85mm diameter, and ranging from 1.72mm to 2.60mm thick. They only come in 0.04mm increments as opposed to 0.02mm increments for the BMW shims. You get a full set of 69 shims, consisting of 3 of each size, for only $40.00, which is very cheap, and you have wonder at the quality.
I eventually decided not to risk having cheap shims disintegrate inside my engine, and went with BMW shims.
The problem then is, that if you want to buy the shims online, you have to take off the valve covers, remove the camshafts, work out what you need in terms of new shims, put it all back together, order the new shims, wait for them to arrive, and do it all again to install the new shims.
An alternative is to do the job starting early on Saturday, and hope the local dealer has the shims you need in stock when you get there.
I only needed one shim at 12,000 miles, so it cost me $8.00, and the above mentioned "do the job twice" pain.
Although they are listed as being for a KTM dirt bike, they are the right sizes for the R1200 LC engines, 8.85mm diameter, and ranging from 1.72mm to 2.60mm thick. They only come in 0.04mm increments as opposed to 0.02mm increments for the BMW shims. You get a full set of 69 shims, consisting of 3 of each size, for only $40.00, which is very cheap, and you have wonder at the quality.
I eventually decided not to risk having cheap shims disintegrate inside my engine, and went with BMW shims.
The problem then is, that if you want to buy the shims online, you have to take off the valve covers, remove the camshafts, work out what you need in terms of new shims, put it all back together, order the new shims, wait for them to arrive, and do it all again to install the new shims.
An alternative is to do the job starting early on Saturday, and hope the local dealer has the shims you need in stock when you get there.
I only needed one shim at 12,000 miles, so it cost me $8.00, and the above mentioned "do the job twice" pain.