Honda CM400A - Balancer Chain Tension Adjustment

HONDA
CB400T '79 ADDENDUM
II. INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
BALANCER
CHAIN TENSION
Perform the following if the balancer chain
is noisy.
Remove the adjuster cap on the right crank-
case cover.
Loosen the 8 mm adjuster nut.
When this nut
is loosened, the balancer
will position itself to provide proper chain
tension.
Retighten the 8 mm nut.
TORQUE: 2.0-2.5 kg-m
(15-18ft-lbsl
stopper plate groove contacts the stud
bolt.
Drain the engine oil.
Remove the tachometer and clutch cables.
Remove the right
footpeg and kickstarter
lever.
Remove the right crankcase cover.
Remove the 10
mm and 8 mm nuts; remove
the stopper plate.
Install the stopper plate, moving
it over one
spline to move the end of the stopper plate
groove away from the stud bolt.
Reinstall the
8 mm nut first and then the
10
mm nut and tighten to the specified
torques:
TORQUE:
~ -
8 mm: 2.0-2.5 kg-m (15-18 ft-lbsl
10 mm: 3.0-3.5 kg-m (22-25 ft-lbs)
the shaft is below the horizontal line.
(Refer to the base shop manual Section
Date of Issue: August, 1978
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