Cam Chain Tensioner Installation - Polaris Sportsman 850 Service Manual

CAM CHAIN TENSIONER INSTALLATION

1. Lubricate tensioner plunger and install in tensioner
bore with check valve end of plunger facing OUT
(toward cap plate).
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2. Start outer tensioner bolt
new gasket. Start bolt about 5 threads into outer hole.
Push the tensioner plunger in and hold.
NOTE
"Top" mark on tensioner cap plate faces UP.
3. Rotate plate and gasket into position and start the
inner bolt.
4. Slowly draw bolts evenly until snug.
5. Torque tensioner cap bolts to specification.
TORQUE
Tensioner Cap Bolts:
7 ft-lb (10 Nm)
6. Rotate crankshaft through two revolutions and verify
camshaft timing is correct.
7. Torque camshaft sprocket bolt
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through cap plate and
8. Adjust valve clearance on all valves (refer to Chapter
ENGINE / COOLING SYSTEM
TORQUE
Camshaft Sprocket Bolt:
28 ft-lb (38 Nm)
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to specification.
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