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A little secret I use when doing valve clearances with shims is to:
1) measure the gaps
2) even if gap is ok remove shim and check size and record shim size for future reference.
Makes future adjustments a breeze and can reduce the number of shims you have to buy.
So are the shims fully hardened throughout & not just the top & bottom faces? Just thinking that if a shim has worn beyond measured tolerance, you might fit a worn shim that has no hardened surface... leading to rapid further wear...well it makes sense to me...
If shims are hardened through rather than surface hardened no problemo...