Honda CB400T Shop Manual page 218

HONDA
C B 4 0 Q T
'79 ADDENDUM
11. INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMEN1
BALANCER CHAIN TENSION
Perform the following if the balancer chain
is
noisy.
Remove the adjuster cap on the right crank-
case cover.
Loosen the 8 mm adjuster nut.
When this nut i s loosened, the balancer
will position itself to provide proper chain
tension.
Retighten the 8 mm nut.
TORQUE: 2.0-2.5 kg-m 115-18 h-lbs)
CAUTION
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Readiust
as
follows if the end of the
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Drain the engine oil.
Remove the tachometer and clutch cables.
Remove the right footpeg and kickstarter
lever.
Remove the right crankcase cover.
Remove the
10
mm and
8
mm nuts; remove
the stopper plate.
Install the stopper plate, moving it over one
spline to move the end of the stopper plate
groove away from the stud bolt.
Reinstall the 8 mm nut first and then the
10 mm nut and tighten t o the specified
torques:
TORQUE:
8 mm: 2.0-2.5 kg-m (15-18 ft-lbs)
10 mm: 3.0-3.5 Icg-m 122-25 ft-lbr)
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CAUTION
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stopper plate groove contacts the stud
bolt.
Replace the chain if the punch mark on
the shaft is below the horizontal line.
(Refer t o the base shoo manual Section
Date of Issue: August. 1978
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