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ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
CHK
ADJ
NOTE:
EAS00047
ENGINE
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
The following procedure applies to all of the
valves.
Valve clearance adjustment should be made
on a cold engine, at room temperature.
When the valve clearance is to be measured or
adjusted, the piston must be at top dead center
(TDC) on the compression stroke.
1. Remove:
rider and passenger seats
Refer to “RIDER AND PASSENGER SEATS”.
fuel tank
Refer to “FUEL TANK AND AIR FILTER”.
air filter assembly
1
Refer to “FUEL TANK AND AIR FILTER”.
2. Disconnect:
spark plug caps
3. Remove:
spark plugs
4. Remove:
damper
1
frame cover
2
silencer assembly
3
5. Remove:
cylinder head side covers
1
(front cylinder)
cylinder head side covers
2
(rear cylinder)
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