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5. CYLINDER HEAD ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
• Removal of the cylinder head assembly must be made when
the engine is cold (38˚C or below).
• Take care not to damage (scores or scratches) the gasket
mating surfaces with the cylinder head and the cylinder
block.
• Do not bend the cylinder head gaskets as they are the metal
gaskets.
• Keep the cam chain away from the magnetic parts.
Remove the following pars.
– Engine cover (P. 4-2)
– L./R. engine under covers (P. 4-9)
– Ignition coil/spark plug (P. 3-6)
– L./R. side cover brackets (P. 4-24)
– Cylinder head cover (P. 10-2)
1) Move the remote control lever to the “N” (Neutral)
position.
2) Turn the crankshaft pulley clockwise until it puts the No.1
piston at the top dead center of its compression stroke (P.
3-12).
Remove the following pars.
– Crankshaft pulley/cam chain (P. 9-2)
– Camshaft/rocker arm (P. 10-5)
– Throttle body/intake manifold (P. 5-129)
– Fuel line assembly (P. 5-136)
– Injector base (P. 5-139)
– Exhaust manifold (P. 5-152)
3) Loosen the 11 x 155 mm bolt washers in the numbered
sequence shown in two or three steps.
4) Remove the ten 11 x 155 mm bolt washers from the
cylinder head assembly.
5) Remove the cylinder head assembly. Remove the cylinder
head gasket and the two dowel pins.
Replace the cylinder head gasket with a new one on
assembly.
NOTICE
[2]
14 x 20 mm
DOWEL PIN (2)
[1]
CYLINDER HEAD
GASKET
[3]
CYLINDER HEAD
ASSEMBLY
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