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CHK
ADJ
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
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ENGINE
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
The follow ing procedure applies to all of
the valves.
NOTE:
• Valve clearance adjustm ent should be
m ade on a cold engine, at room tem -
perature.
• When the valve clearance is to be m ea-
sured or adjusted, the piston m ust be
at top dead center (TDC) on the com -
pression stroke.
1. Rem ove:
• rider seat
• fuel tank
Refer to “ SEATS” and “ FUEL TANK” .
• air filter case
• rubber baffle
Refer to “ AIR FILTER CASE AND IGNI-
TION COIL PLATE” .
• bottom cow ling
• side cow lings
Refer to “ COWLINGS” .
• carburetor assem bly
Refer to “ CARBURETORS” in chapter 6.
• radiator assem bly
• therm ostat assem bly
Refer to “ RADIATOR” and “ THERM O-
STAT ASSEM BLY” in chapter 5.
2. Rem ove:
• spark plugs
• cylinder head cover
1
• cylinder head cover gasket
3. Rem ove:
• pickup coil rotor cover
1
Summary of Contents for YZF-R1 98
Page 1: ...SERVICEMANUAL YZF R1 4XV1 AE1 98 ...
Page 7: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 9: ...GEN INFO ...
Page 18: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 20: ...SPEC ...
Page 41: ...2 21 SPEC Crankcase tightening sequence TIGHTENING TORQUES ...
Page 46: ...2 26 SPEC 1 Exhaust camshaft 2 Intake camshaft 3 Oil filter OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 47: ...2 27 SPEC 1 Cylinder head 2 Crankshaft OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 48: ...2 28 SPEC 1 Main axle 2 Oil delivery pipe 3 Drive axle OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 50: ...2 30 SPEC 1 Thermostat housing 2 Water pump 3 Radiator 4 Radiator fan OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 51: ...2 31 SPEC 1 Radiator cap 2 Thermostat 3 Thermostat housing 4 Water pump OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 52: ...2 32 SPEC 1 Radiator 2 Thermo switch 3 Temperature sender OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS ...
Page 64: ...2 44 SPEC ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
Page 134: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 224: ...4 88 ENG ...
Page 225: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 227: ...COOL ...
Page 245: ...5 18 COOL ...
Page 246: ...CARB 6 ...
Page 248: ...CARB ...
Page 264: ...6 16 CARB ...
Page 265: ...CHAS 7 ...
Page 344: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 408: ...8 62 ELEC ...
Page 409: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...
Page 417: ...9 6 TRBL SHTG ...