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Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "A valve shim is a disc of hardened metal of precisely calibrated height used to adjust the clearance (US:lash) between the back side of the cam-lobe and the valve on which it operates where the cam-lobe operates directly on the valve without an intermediate rocker arm. The shim sits atop a shim bucket which itself sits atop the valve-stem and moves up and down within a machined bore. While hydraulically self-adjusting valves are sometimes used for their lack of required adjustment they do not work well in engines capable of high RPMs. In situations like these shims are most often used. As an example most motorcycle engines capable of 8000RPM+ use shim adjustable valves.A top-hat shim (lash cap US) is a small inverted hardened-metal cup placed atop a valve stem in an internal combustion engine. Varying thicknesses of top-hat shims are used to adjust valve clearances in a similar fashion to standard flat disc shims (as used in Fiat SOHC/DOHC, Volvo and early Jaguar engines) where the cam-lobe operates directly on the valve without an intermediate rocker arm. Top-hat shims offer a dramatic weight reduction over standard disc shims and are used in applications where valve-train weight reduction is important (i.e. high-performance road and race orientated engines).In competition engines, where aggressive cam action is common, lash caps are used to protect the tip of the valve stem. For this reason they are a necessity when titanium valves are used.As well, lash caps are often used to attain a required valve stem protrusion."@en }

• Valve_shim abstract "A valve shim is a disc of hardened metal of precisely calibrated height used to adjust the clearance (US:lash) between the back side of the cam-lobe and the valve on which it operates where the cam-lobe operates directly on the valve without an intermediate rocker arm. The shim sits atop a shim bucket which itself sits atop the valve-stem and moves up and down within a machined bore. While hydraulically self-adjusting valves are sometimes used for their lack of required adjustment they do not work well in engines capable of high RPMs. In situations like these shims are most often used. As an example most motorcycle engines capable of 8000RPM+ use shim adjustable valves.A top-hat shim (lash cap US) is a small inverted hardened-metal cup placed atop a valve stem in an internal combustion engine. Varying thicknesses of top-hat shims are used to adjust valve clearances in a similar fashion to standard flat disc shims (as used in Fiat SOHC/DOHC, Volvo and early Jaguar engines) where the cam-lobe operates directly on the valve without an intermediate rocker arm. Top-hat shims offer a dramatic weight reduction over standard disc shims and are used in applications where valve-train weight reduction is important (i.e. high-performance road and race orientated engines).In competition engines, where aggressive cam action is common, lash caps are used to protect the tip of the valve stem. For this reason they are a necessity when titanium valves are used.As well, lash caps are often used to attain a required valve stem protrusion.".