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99 kawasaki mule 550 Valve guides

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CAPTAINSTARFLEET    2

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Greetings all

 I have a 99 kawasaki mule 550  kaf300c3 That I ordered new valve guides for. Problem is my valves don't fit in new valve guides. Part number is correct. 

 Is it possible that valve guides need to be installed and reamed before the valves will fit into the  guides?   Just seems like an awful lot of material to have to remove by reaming.

Thanks for any help

 

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Travis    183

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Yes, they will need to be installed and reamed by a machinist. Or Kawasaki did sell a special tool for guide reaming, P/N 57001-162 but good luck finding it. might could ask a local Kawasaki dealer. I remember back when i did my mule, one of the valve guides (exhaust i think) moved in the head, so went ahead and bought 2 new guides, the machinist didn't have the right reamer, so they measured the I.D. and found it within spec so they just pressed the guide back down, it's stayed so far.

What's wrong with yours?

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The  Engine was burning a lot of oil so I decided to put new rings and valve seals in.   The Valves  Had a lot  of slop in them so decided to change them too since I had it apart anyway

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Travis    183

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might try measuring the O.D. of the valve stem , might could compensate for some wear with new valves. But of course if the guide bore I.D. is too large then that won't work.

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Travis    183

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5 minutes ago, CAPTAINSTARFLEET said:

Yeah.

  But  Wasn't cheap.   My word  those people have you by the tender bits.

you're telling me,  i shelled out $140 a piece for 2 wheel brake cylinders last year

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