Cylinder Head, Camshaft, and Valve Mechanism Repair 600 YRM 496
Cylinder Head, Camshaft, and Valve Mechanism Repair
REMOVE
1. Disconnect connections at battery.
2. Drain cooling system.
3. Remove air cleaner, carburetor linkage, inlet, and
exhaust manifolds.
4. Remove coolant hoses.
5. Remove bracket for cooling fan.
6. Remove upper and lower timing belt covers. See
Figure 1.
1. LOWER TIMING BELT COVER
2. UPPER TIMING BELT COVER
Figure 1. Timing Belt Covers
7. Loosen capscrews for timing belt tensioner and re-
move spring. Remove capscrews and timing belt
tensioner.
8. Use chalk to mark direction of timing belt rotation.
SeeFigure2.Removetimingbelt.
Figure 2. Timing Belt
9. Put labels on wires to aid in correct installation.
Disconnect wires at distributor. Remove capscrew
for distributor mount and pull distributor from front
housing.
10. Remove camshaft pulley. Keep pulley from rotating
and loosen capscrew. Remove capscrew and pul-
ley.SeeFigure3.
Figur
e 3. Camshaft Gear Removal
11. Remov
e nuts and capscrews for front housing.
Then r
emove housing. See Figure 4.
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