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2. INSTALLATION
1) Align the punch mark on the shift shaft A with the punch
mark on the shift shaft B before installing the engine
assembly.
• Be sure to align the punch marks securely before
installing the engine assembly. Install the engine
assembly with care not to let the punch marks come out
of alignment.
• Note that the proper shifting cannot be made unless the
punch marks are in proper alignment.
NOTICE
2) Disconnect the water relief tube B and the 7 x 40 mm tube
from the exhaust guide (P. 8-5, 6).
3) Remove the exhaust guide from the exhaust manifold of
the engine assembly.
4) Apply grease to the exhaust manifold of the engine
assembly and to the sealing surface of the exhaust guide.
5) Install the exhaust guide gasket and the exhaust guide on
the mounting case, and loosely tightem the four 8 x 30 mm
flange bolts.
6) Install the 10 x 16 mm dowel pin, 14 x 20 mm dowel pin,
mounting case gasket and the oil pump rubber on the
mounting case.
7) Lower the engine assembly slowly while aligning the two
10 x 55 mm stud bolts and the shift shaft B with the
respective installation holes in the engine assembly.
• Take care not to ruin the stepped part of the shift shaft B
and the threaded part of the 10 x 55 mm stud bolts.
• Do not allow the alignment marks on the shift shaft A and
B come out of alignment. If they came out of alignment,
perform the Shift Shaft A/B Alignment procedure
explained for engine installation (P. 17-22).
• Lower the engine assembly slowly while holding the
engine vertically.
NOTICE
7-6
[1]
SHIFT SHAFT B
[2]
EXHAUST GUIDE
GASKET
[1]
EXHAUST GUIDE
8 x 30 (4)
[2] ALIGNMENT
MARKS
[2]
10 x 55 STUD BOLTS
[1]
SHIFT SHAFT B
[3]
SHIFT
SHAFT A