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Yamaha YZFR6V User Manual

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CYLINDER HEAD
5-16
EAS24120
REMOVING THE CYLINDER HEAD
1. Remove:
Cylinder head bolts
Cylinder head nuts
NOTE:
Loosen the nuts, cap nuts, and bolts in de-
creasing numerical order (refer to the numbers
in the illustration).
Loosen each nut 1/2 of a turn at a time. After all
of the nuts are fully loosened, remove them.
EAS24160
CHECKING THE CYLINDER HEAD
1. Eliminate:
Combustion chamber carbon deposits
(with a rounded scraper)
NOTE:
Do not use a sharp instrument to avoid damag-
ing or scratching:
Spark plug bore threads
Valve seats
2. Check:
Cylinder head
Damage/scratches Replace.
Cylinder head water jacket
Mineral deposits/rust Eliminate.
3. Measure:
Cylinder head warpage
Out of specification Resurface the cylinder
head.
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a. Place a straightedge 1 and a thickness
gauge 2 across the cylinder head.
b. Measure the warpage.
c. If the limit is exceeded, resurface the cylinder
head as follows.
d. Place a 400600 grit wet sandpaper on the
surface plate and resurface the cylinder head
using a figure-eight sanding pattern.
NOTE:
To ensure an even surface, rotate the cylinder
head several times.
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EAS24240
INSTALLING THE CYLINDER HEAD
1. Install:
Cylinder head
NOTE:
Pass the timing chain through the timing chain
cavity.
2. Tighten:
Cylinder head nuts 1”–“7, 10
Cylinder head cap nuts 8, 9
8
62410
9
315
7
12
11
Warpage limit
0.05 mm (0.0020 in)
T
R
.
.
Cylinder head nut (1st)
25 Nm (2.5 m·kg, 18 ft·lb)
Cylinder head nut (final)
42 Nm (4.2 m·kg, 30 ft·lb)

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Yamaha YZFR6V Specifications

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BrandYamaha
ModelYZFR6V
CategoryMotorcycle
LanguageEnglish

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