Honda CM400A - Page 218

HONDA
CB40QT
'79 ADDENDUM
11. INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMEN1
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
115-18 h-lbs)
CAUTION I
Readiust as follows if the end of the I
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-lbs)
10 mm: 3.0-3.5 Icg-m 122-25 ft-lbr)
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I CAUTION I
stopper plate groove contacts the stud
bolt.
Replace the chain if the punch mark on
the shaft
is below the horizontal line.
(Refer to the base shoo manual Section
Date of Issue: August. 1978
O HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.