Installing Cylinder Head Cover - BMW K 1100 LT/RS Repair Manual

Installing cylinder head cover

Insert reamed bolt (arrow), BMW No. 11 1 980,
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into inner front hole.
Press centering pin, BMW No. 00 5 500, into
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mount under the third camshaft bearing.
Install the cylinder head cover gasket with the
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half-moon cutouts first. The marks at the front
and rear of the gasket and the cylinder head cov-
er must coincide.
Oil the gasket and half-moons lightly.
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Press in the half-moon on the gearbox side first.
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Apply a small amount of 3-Bond 1209 to the joint
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area of the cylinder head and timing case cover.
Attach the cylinder head cover with gasket.
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Insert all retaining screws as far as possible.
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Tighten the retaining screws in a crosswise pat-
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tern, working from the inside outwards.
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Tightening torque:
Cylinder head cover ....................................... 8 Nm
11 1 990
Take out the reamed and centering screw and in-
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sert the remaining retaining screws.
LT110720
LT110730
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