Honda CFR-450 2013, Owner'S Manual

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Valve Clearance
(cont’d)
Servicing Your Honda
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8. Make sure that the timing mark (12) on the cam
sprocket aligns with the camshaft holder
mating surface (13) of the cylinder head.
9. Make sure that the dowel pins (14) are installed
into the camshaft holder (15).
10. Install the set rings (16) on the camshaft
bearing grooves (17).
NOTICE
Do not let the set rings fall into the crankcase.
11. Apply engine oil to the camshaft holder bolt
threads.
Install the camshaft holder (18) with the “ ”
mark (19) facing forward.
Tighten the camshaft holder bolts (20) (21) to
the specified torque:
10 lbf·ft (14 N·m, 1.4 kgf·m)
Tighten the camshaft holder bolts in a criss-cross
pattern in two or three steps.
12. Remove the tensioner stopper (22) from the
cam chain tensioner lifter.
13. Make sure that the piston is at TDC on the
compression stroke (page 67).
Check that the timing mark (12) on the cam
sprocket aligns with the camshaft holder
mating surface (13) of the cylinder head.
If the timing mark doesn’t align with the camshaft
holder mating surface, remove the cam chain and
realign the timing mark.
(12) timing mark
(13) camshaft holder mating surface
(14) dowel pins (15) camshaft holder
(13)
(12)
Align
(14)
(15)
(16) set rings
(17) camshaft bearing grooves
(18) camshaft holder (20) camshaft holder bolts (long)
(19) “ ” mark
(21) camshaft holder bolts (short)
(17)
(16)
(20)
(18)
(21)
(19)
(22) tensioner stopper
(12) timing mark
(13) camshaft holder mating surface
(22)
(13)
(12)
Align