Installing The Valve Clearance - PEUGEOT SpeedFight 3 Workshop Manual

SERVICE OPERATIONS

Installing the valve clearance

- Remove the power unit. (See page 55).
- Remove the valve clearance adjustment
covers.
Apply the correct tightening
torque to the valve clearance
adjustment covers.
Tightening torque: 15 Nm.
- Rotate the engine by hand in the operating
direction in order to bring the rocker pads on
the back of the cams (A).
- Using the set of feeler gauges, measure the
clearance of each valve.
Clearances:
±0.02
• Intake: 0.05
• Exhaust: 0.10
- If the clearance is not correct, adjust by
means of the cam follower screw.
- Use a wrench to adjust the valve clearance.
Type: Marolotest, P/N 500140.
Checking the valve clearance
• At the intake a 0.10 mm feeler gauge
shouldn't go.
• At the exhaust a 0.15 mm feeler gauge
shouldn't go.
- On the contrary, if the fealer gauge goes,
reset the clearances.
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mm.
±0.02
mm.
A