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1.
Remove the bolts (Figure 27) securing the valve
adjuster cover and remove the covers. Don't Jose
the
rubber gasket on each cover.
NOTE
Steps 2·4 are necessary to relieve
strain
on the cylinder head
COl'er
by
positioning the camshaft lobes
d01l7l.
Wi,h the lobes/acing down there is
no
pressure on the rocker arms.
NOTE
Either
lise a wide.
[{a/-tipped
screw(J
ril
'er
or a special tool made by
Homla
(yes.
Honda n
Ol
Sllzuki).
n,is
special tool (
Fi
gure
28
) (Honda part
No. 07700-00/0001) is made
specifically for this purpose and
if
carefully used. will nor
mar
nor
dam-
age Ihe surface on the inspection
cal'·
er.
If
yOlt use a screwdriver, do so
ClUe/lilly othenvise Ihe cOl'er
Clln
be
damagelJ.
2. Remove the valve timing inspection cover (Fig-
ur
e 29) on the left-hand crankca
se
cover.
3.
Use a
17
mm wrench (
Figure
30) on the
alternator rotor bolt.
ROlat
e the engine clockwise.
as viewed from the left-hand side, until the engine
is
at top dead center (
TOe)
. Align the groove on
the end
of
the alternator rotor with the notch
in
the
alternator cover (
Figure
31
).
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