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CHK
ADJ
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
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Piston #1 TDC (rear cylinder)
a. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise.
b. When piston #1 is at TDC on the compres-
sion stroke, align the TDC mark
a
on the
crankshaft position sensor rotor with the
pointer
b
on the clutch/crankshaft position
sensor rotor cover.
c. Check the camshaft drive gear mark
c
position and camshaft driven gear mark
d
position as shown.
If the marks are not aligned, turn the crank-
shaft counterclockwise 360 degrees and
recheck step b.
d. Measure the valve clearance with a thick-
ness gauge.
d
c
Piston #2 TDC (front cylinder)
a. Turn the crankshaft counterclockwise from
the piston #1 TDC by 408 degrees.
b. When piston #2 is at TDC on the compres-
sion stoke, align the TDC mark
e
on the
crankshaft position sensor rotor with the
pointer
b
on the clutch/crankshaft position
sensor rotor cover.
c. Check the camshaft drive gear mark
c
position and camshaft driven gear mark
d
position as shown.
d. Measure the valve clearance with a thick-
ness gauge.
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