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Assembling
Engine/Transmission
1. Install the left-side crankcase seal with a seal
driver or socket. Carefully drive the seal to the
edge of the crankcase. Apply grease around the
oil seal lip.
2. Clean the contact surface of the crankcase
between the right-side half and left-side half.
Place the cam chain into the left-side crankcase.
Apply engine oil to the slot in the big end of the
connecting rod and to both crankshaft bearings;
then install the crankshaft into the left-side half.
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3. Rotate the crankshaft and the connecting rod
assembly to locate the connecting rod in the cen-
ter of the cylinder opening.
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4. Install a new gasket and two dowel pins on the
left-side crankcase half.
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5. Install the right-side crankcase half into the
left-side crankcase half aligning the two dowel
pins. Lightly coat the cap screw with red Loctite
#271; then tighten to specifications.
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! CAUTION
Care must be taken when installing the crankshaft
into the left-side crankcase half to avoid jamming
the cam chain and damaging the sprocket, chain, or
crankcase.
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