APRILIA MXV 450 - Installing the Cylinder Head

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Place the piston in the cylinder liner (3).
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Place the cylinder liner (3) in the crank-
case.
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Fit the pin.
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Position the pin locking ring.
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Close the cap (4).
Installing the cylinder head
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Smear a thin layer of Loctite 510
matching the unions between both
crankcase halves.
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Fit the centring bushings.
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Fit a new cylinder-head gasket.
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Position the cylinder head.
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Insert the four cylinder head bolts to-
gether with the washers.
NOTE
LUBRICATE THE HEAD BOLT THREADS AND THE SEAL
SURFACES WITH ENGINE OIL.
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Screw the four cylinder head bolts
working in crossed sequence and us-
ing a roundhead universal socket
wrench if required.
NOTE
SCREW THE CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS PAYING ATTEN-
TION TO THE TIGHTENING SEQUENCE AND THE COR-
RECT TORQUE, IN TWO STAGES.
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Place the timing system gear (3) to-
gether with the timing chain (4) on the
camshaft (2).
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Screw but do not tighten the screw fix-
ing the timing system gear (3) on the
camshaft (2).
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Position the chain tensioner slider (1).
CAUTION
THE CAMSHAFT SCREW OF THE FRONT CYLINDER
WORKS ANTICLOCKWISE.
MXV 450 Engine
ENG - 127