What is the latest on rocker plating?

[giarcg]

Having found one rocker bad on my '01 ST4 (12k) I've been reading up on the issue. Most of the searches produce somewhat dated posts and I'm wondering what the most current strategy is for dealing with this.

Is replating the way to go? If so who's providing the best service?

Anybody deal this problem recently?

[what broke now]

Originally Posted by giarcg

Having found one rocker bad on my '01 ST4 (12k) I've been reading up on the issue. Most of the searches produce somewhat dated posts and I'm wondering what the most current strategy is for dealing with this.

Is replating the way to go? If so who's providing the best service?

Anybody deal this problem recently?

I had superb service out of EMS [ mike ] and advertiser here. He has contacts and was able to get me set up with newly replated rockers on an exchange basis. Priority mail took 3 days each way from cali. to seattle. Much cheaper than new.

[tonered]

Bummer I have 53k and not a single bad one. A couple flakes in the screen though.

I'll voucher for Mike any day.

I'd set the valves to LT's clearences to preserve the rest of your rockers.

Have a good one.

[MarkST]

Originally Posted by tonered

I'd set the valves to LT's clearences to preserve the rest of your rockers

Tony do you take the heads off to do yours ?

[tonered]

No way. I have enough tonereds leaving the heads buttoned up. Getting the intake and exhaust nuts loose on the vert cylinder is a major PITA. Not to mention getting belt rollers and backing plate out. It took me a hour or more to grind down a nice chrome-vanadium wrench to fitting the fixed roller.

The horizontal intake is slightly challenging to get a good view. The vertical exhaust valves are not too bad to get an angle on.

Have a good one.

[giarcg]

Thanks for the input... Spoke with Mike today.