Yamaha 1999 XVS1100, Service Manual

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CYLINDER HEADS
ENG
WARNING
NOTE:
3. Install:
camshaft sprocket
a. Temporarily install the rotor nut and left
crankcase cover without the pickup coil and
stator coil.
b. Turn the crankshaft clockwise.
c. Align the “T” mark
a
with the stationary
pointer b on the crankcase cover (left).
d. Install the camshaft sprocket with the timing
mark
c
facing out.
e. Turn the camshaft just enough to remove any
slack from the intake side of the timing chain.
f. Insert your finger into the hole and timing
chain tensioner hole and push the timing
chain guide inward.
g. While pushing the timing chain guide, be
sure that the timing mark
c
and the station-
ary pointer d are properly aligned at TDC.
4. Install:
timing chain tensioner
a. Lightly press the timing chain tensioner rod
into the timing chain tensioner housing by
hand.
b. While pressing the timing chain tensioner
rod, wind it clockwise with a thin screwdriver
1 until it stops.
c. With the screwdriver still inserted into the
timing chain tensioner, install the timing
chain tensioner
2 , and gasket.
Then, tighten the timing chain tensioner bolts
3 to the specified torque.
Always use a new gasket.
The “UP” mark on the timing chain tensioner
should face up.
Timing chain tensioner bolt
10 Nm (1.0 m kg)