Honda TRX400EX FOURTRAX 1999 Service Manual page 90

CYLINDER HEAD/VALVE
Remove the upper engine hanger nut, bolt and spacers.
Remove the timing hole cap, crankshaft hole cap and
valve adjusting hole caps (page
Rotate the crankshaft counterclockwise and align the
The crankshaff
"T" mark on the flywheel with the index notch in the
should be turned
left crankcase cover.
only counter-
Make sure that the piston is
clockwise. This
Center) on the compression stroke.
to
The rocker arms should be loose.
prevent the one-
If the rocker arms are tight, rotate the crankshaft
counterclockwise one full turn and realign the "T"
sorsystern func-
mark with the index notch.
tioning
Loosen the twelve 6 mm bolts and 8 mm bolt in a
crisscross pattern in 2 or 3 steps.
Remove the bolts and the cylinder head cover.
Remove the gasket and dowel pins.
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