Yamaha YZ 2017 Series, Owner'S Service Manual

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CAMSHAFT
5-18
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2. Install:
• Timing chain tensioner
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a. While pressing the tensioner rod lightly with
your fingers, use a thin screwdriver to wind
the tensioner rod up fully clockwise.
b. With the tensioner rod fully wound and the
chain tensioner UP mark “a” facing upward,
install the gasket “1” and the timing chain
tensioner “2” and tighten the bolt “3”.
c. Release the screwdriver, check that the ten-
sioner rod comes out smoothly, and tighten
the gasket “4” and the cap bolt “5”.
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3. Turn:
• Crankshaft
Counterclockwise several turns.
4. Check:
• Top dead center (TDC) mark on the rotor
Align with the crankcase alignment mark.
• Camshaft match marks
Align with the cylinder head surface.
Out of alignment
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Adjust.
5. Install:
• Timing chain guide (top side) “1”
• Cylinder head cover gasket “2”
• Cylinder head cover “3”
• Bolt (cylinder head cover) “4”
TIP
Before installation, apply the sealant to the cyl-
inder head cover gasket.
6. Install:
• Cylinder head breather hose
• Spark plug
Bolt (timing chain tensioner)
10 Nm (1.0 m·kgf, 7.2 ft·lbf)
Tensioner cap bolt
6 Nm (0.6 m·kgf, 4.3 ft·lbf)
3
4
8
7
1
5
2 6
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Bolt (cylinder head cover)
10 Nm (1.0 m·kgf, 7.2 ft·lbf)
Yamaha bond No. 1215
90890-85505
(Three bond No.1215®)
Spark plug
13 Nm (1.3m·kgf, 9.4 ft·lbf)
4
5
T
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4
4
3
2
1
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