ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
EAS00049
ENGINE
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
The following procedure applies to all of the
valves.
NOTE:
•
Valve clearance adjustment should be made
on a cold engine, at room temperature.
•
When the valve clearance is to be measured
or adjusted, the piston must be at top dead
center (TDC) on the compression stroke.
1. Remove:
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front cover
•
side cover(left and right)
•
battery /battery cover
•
single seat/trunk
•
footrest board
•
Refer to”COVER AND PANEL”.
2. Drain:
•
coolant
(completely from the radiator)
3. Remove:
•
radiator cover
®
•
radiator
•
fan case
®
Refer to”RADIATOR”in chapter 6.
4. Remove:
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spark plug cap
•
spark plug
•
ignition coil
•
cylinder head cover
5. Remove:
•
water pump
Refer to”WATER PUMP”in chapter 6.
6. Measure:
•
valve clearance
Out of specification
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Adjust.
Valve clearance (cold)
Intake valve
0.10 ~ 0.16mm(0.0039 ~ 0.0063in)
Exhaust valve
0.18 ~ 0.24mm(0.0071 ~ 0.0094in)
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