Lnstallation - Honda Prelude 1993 Service Manual

Valves, Valve Springs and
Valve Seals
Valve Installation
When installing valves in cylinder head, coat valve
stems with oil bejore inserting into valve guides, and
make sure valves move up and down smoothly.
When valves and springs are in place. lightly 1ap the end
ol each valve stem two or three times to ensure proper
seating of valve and valve keepers (use hammer. grip
bottom).
NOTE: Tap the valve stem only along its axis so you do
not bend the stem.
Rocker Arms
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lnstallation
1 . lnstallthe rocker arms in the reverse order of removal:
o Valve adjusting locknuts should be loosened and
adjusting screw backed off betore installation.
o The comDonent Dans must be reinstalled in the
original locations.
Install the lost motion assembly.
Install the rocker arms while passing the rocker arm
shaft through the cylinder head.
NOTE: Removed the rubber band after installing the
rocker arms.
lnstall the rocker shaft orifices. lf the holes in the rock-
er 8rm shaft and cvlinder head are not in line with each
other, threads a 12 mm boh into the rocker arm shaft
and rotate the shaft.
NOTE:
a The shapes of the rocker shaft orifices lor the intale
and exhaust are different. The oritices must be in-
stalled in the original locations.
o Clean and install the rocker shaft oritices with new
O-rings.
3 .
4.
EXHAUST ROCKER
SHAFT ORIFICE
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