Honda Transalp XL700V Manual page 258

CAM SPROCKET
Check the cam sprocket for wear or damage.
CYLINDER HEAD
Check the camshaft journal surfaces of cylinder
head for scoring, scratches or evidence of insuffi-
cient lubrication.
CAMSHAFT OIL CLEARANCE
Clean off any oil from the journals of the camshaft
holders, cylinder head and camshaft.
Put the camshaft onto the cylinder head and lay a
strip of plastigauge lengthwise on each camshaft
journal.
• Do not block any oil holes with the plastigauge.
• Do not rotate the camshaft during inspection.
Apply engine oil to the camshaft holder bolt threads
and seating surface.
Carefully install the camshaft holder and tighten the
camshaft holder bolts to the specified torque in a
crisscross pattern in several steps.
TORQUE: 23 N·m (2.3 kgf·m, 17 lbf·ft)
CYLINDER HEAD/VALVES
PLASTIGAUGE
CAMSHAFT
CAMSHAFT HOLDER ASSEMBLY
JOURNALS
BOLTS
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