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VALVES AND VALVE SPRINGS
REMOVING THE VALVE LIFTER
AND VALVE COTTER
1. Remove:
• Valve lifter "1"
• Pad "2"
Identify each lifter "1" and pad "2" po-
sition very carefully so that they can
be reinstalled in their original place.
2. Check:
• Valve sealing
Leakage at the valve seat
→
In-
spect the valve face, valve seat
and valve seat width.
Checking steps:
a. Pour a clean solvent "1" into the
intake and exhaust ports.
b. Check that the valve seals prop-
erly.
There should be no leakage at the
valve seat "2".
3. Remove:
• Valve cotter
Remove the valve cotters by com-
pressing the valve spring with the
valve spring compressor “1”and the
valve spring compressor attachment
“2”.
CHECKING THE VALVE
1. Measure:
• Stem-to-guide clearance
Out of specification
→
Replace the
valve guide.
2. Replace:
• Valve guide
Replacement steps:
To ease guide removal, installation
and to maintain correct fit heat the
cylinder head in an over to 100 °C
(212 °F).
a. Remove the valve guide using a
valve guide remover "1".
b. Install the new valve guide using a
valve guide remover "1" and valve
guide installer "2".
c. After installing the valve guide,
bore the valve guide using a valve
guide reamer "3" to obtain proper
stem-to-guide clearance.
Valve spring compres-
sor:
YM-04019/90890-04019
Valve spring compressor
adapter 19.5 mm:
YM-04114
Valve spring compressor
attachment:
90890-04114
Stem-to-guide clearance = valve
guide inside diameter "a" -
valve stem diameter "b"
Clearance (stem to
guide):
Intake:
0.010–0.037 mm
(0.0004–0.0015 in)
<Limit>:0.08 mm
(0.003 in)
Exhaust:
0.025–0.052 mm
(0.0010–0.0020 in)
<Limit>:0.10 mm
(0.004 in)
Valve guide installation
height "a":
Intake:
11.8–12.2 mm (0.46–
0.48 in)
Exhaust:
11.3–11.7 mm (0.44–
0.46 in)
Valve guide remover:
Intake:4.0 mm (0.16 in)
YM-4111/90890-04111
Exhaust:4.5 mm (0.18
in)
YM-4116/90890-04116
Valve guide installer:
Intake:4.0 mm (0.16 in)
YM-4112/90890-04112
Exhaust:4.5 mm (0.18
in)
YM-4117/90890-04117
Valve guide reamer:
Intake:4.0 mm (0.16 in)
YM-4113/90890-04113
Exhaust:4.5 mm (0.18
in)
YM-4118/90890-04118
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