Honda CB 600F Hornet 2007 Shop Manual page 333

CRANKCASE/TRANSMISSION
Install the oil orifices, aligning its cut-out with the
groove of upper crankcase.
Install the dowel pins in the upper crankcase.
• Tighten the crankcase 8 mm bolts (main journal
bolts) using the Plastic Region Tightening
Method described below.
• Do not reuse the crankcase 8 mm bolts (main
journal bolts), because the correct axial tension
will not be obtained.
• The crankcase 8 mm bolts (main journal bolts)
are pre-coated with an oil additive for axial ten­
sion stability. Do not remove the oil additive
from the new 8 mm bolts (main journal bolts)
surface.
Install the lower crankcase onto the upper crank­
case.
Install new crankcase 8 mm bolts (main journal 8
mm bolts).
Loosely install all the crankcase bolts.
PLASTIC REGION TIGHTENING METHOD:
Make sure the upper and lower crankcase are
seated securely.
Tighten the crankcase 8 mm bolts (main journal
bolts) as follow:
Tighten the crankcase 8 mm bolts (main journal
bolts) in numerical order in the illustration in two to
three steps to the specified torque.
Further tighten the crankcase 8 mm bolts (main
journal bolts) 120-degrees.
TORQUE: 15 N•m (1.5 kgf•m, 11 lbf•ft) +
11-16
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� CRANKCASE 8 MM BOLTS
(MAIN JOURNAL SOL TS)
120"
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