Camshaft Removal - Honda VT600C Shadow VLX Service Manual

C Y L I N D E R H EA D IV ALVE
Remove the cylinder head cover bolts, washers and rubber.
Alig n the wire harness with the valve adjusting hole, then re­
move the rear cylinder head cover forward .
CAUTI O N
B e careful not t o damage the the wire harness .
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CAMSHAFT R EMOVAL
Remove the cylinder head covers.
Remove the timing hole cap and crankshaft hole cap from the
left crankcase cover.
Align the FT mark ( rear: RT mark) on the flywheel with the
index mark on the left crankcase cover timing hole by turning
the crankshaft counterclockwise . Make sure the piston is at
TDC (TOP DEAD CENTER) on the compression stroke .
If the piston is not at TDC, turn the crankshaft 360° counter­
clockwise, and re-align the mark and index mark.
Measure the amount of the cam chain tensioner projection as
shown. Replace the cam chain with the new one if the projec­
tion exceeds 6 .0 mm (0. 24 i n ) .
T o replace the c a m chain, drain the o i l from t h e engine and
remove the following parts :
FRONT CYLI NDER HEAD
Left crankcase cover
Front camshaft
Flywheel
9-4
REAR CYLINDER H EA D
Right crankcase cover
Rear camshaft
Primary drive gear
( 1 ) R EA R CYLI N D E R H EA D COVER
6.0 mm
(0.24 in)
( 2 ) CAM C H A I N TEN SIONER
R U B B E R
( 3 )
( 1 ) WEDGE B