Polaris A12MH46AX Service Manual page 83

ENGINE
16. Remove valve and check where the Prussian Blue™
indicates seat contact on the valve face. The valve
seat should contact the middle of the valve face or
slightly above, and must be the proper width.
• If the indicated seat contact is at the top edge of
the valve face and contacts the margin area it is
too high on the valve face. Use the 30
lower the valve seat.
• If too low use the 60
seat. When contact area is centered on the valve
face, measure seat width.
• If the seat is too wide or uneven, use both top and
bottom cutters to narrow the seat.
• If the seat is too narrow, widen using the 45
and re-check contact point on the valve face and
seat width after each cut.
Valve Seat Width:
Intake Std: .028" (.7 mm)
Limit: .055" (1.4 mm)
Exhaust Std: .039"(1.0 mm)
Limit: .071" (1.8 mm)
o
Bottom - 60 or 75
3.28
o
cutter to
o o
or 75 cutter to raise the
Seat
Width
o
o o
Seat - 45 or 46
o
Top - 30
o
or 31
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NOTE: When using an interference angle, the seat
contact point on the valve will be very narrow, and is
a normal condition. Look for an even and continuous
contact point on the black marked area, all the way
around the valve face.
17. Clean all filings from the area with hot soapy water,
rinse, and dry with compressed air.
18. Lubricate the valve guides with clean engine oil, and
apply oil or water based lapping compound to the face
of the valve.
interference angle.
19. Insert the valve into its respective guide and lap using
a lapping tool or a section of fuel line connected to the
valve stem.
20. Rotate the valve rapidly back and forth until the cut
o
cutter
sounds smooth. Lift the valve slightly off of the seat,
rotate 1/4 turn, and repeat the lapping process. Do
this four to five times until the valve is fully seated, and
repeat process for the other valve(s).
21. Clean cylinder head, valves, and camshaft oil supply
passage (A) thoroughly.
22. If oil passage blind plug was removed, apply
Crankcase Sealant (PN 2871557) or equivalent
sealer to the threads and install, torquing to 8 ft. lbs.
(11 Nm). 
CAUTION: Do not allow sealant to enter oil passage.
23. Spray electrical contact cleaner into oil passage and
dry using compressed air.
Lapping is not required with an
A