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INSP
ADJ
VALVE CLEARANCE INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT
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Remove the valve lifters
1
and the pads
2
.
NOTE:
●
Place a rag in the timing chain space to
prevent pads from falling into the crank-
case.
●
Identity each valve lifter and pad position
very carefully so that they can be rein-
stalled in their original place.
●
Select the proper pad using the pad
selecting table.
Pad range
Pad Availability:
25 increments
No. 120
~
No. 240
1.20 mm
~
2.40 mm
Pads are available in
0.05 mm increments
NOTE:
The thickness
a
of each pad is indicated in
hundreths of millimeters on the pad upper
surface.
●
Round off the last digit of the installed pad
number to the nearest increment.
Last digit of pad
number
Rounded value
0, 1 or 2
0
4, 5 or 6
5
8 or 9
10
EXAMPLE:
Installed pad number = 148
Rounded off value = 150
NOTE:
Pads can only be selected in 0.05 mm incre-
ments.
●
Locate the rounded-off value and the mea-
sured valve clearance in the chart “PAD
SELECTION TABLE”. The field where
these two coordinates intersect shows the
new pad number to use.
NOTE:
Use the new pad number only as a guide
when verifying the valve clearance adjust-
ment.
