wsm ME8200 Workshop Manual page 124

ME8200, ME9000, WSM
Top Clearance
1. Remove the cylinder head (remove the cylinder head gasket
completely).
2. Bring the piston to its top dead center fasten 1.5 mm dia. 5 to 7
mm long fuse wires to 3 to 4 spots on the piston top with grease
so as to avoid the intake and exhaust valves and the combustion
chamber ports.
3. Bring the piston to its middle position, install the cylinder head,
and tighten the cylinder head screw to specification. (Head
gasket must be changed to new one).
4. Turn the crank shaft until the piston exceeds its top dead center.
5. Remove the cylinder head, and measure squeezed fuse wires for
thickness.
6. If the measurement is not within the specified value, check the oil
clearance of the crankpin journal and the piston pin.
Top clearance Factory spec.
Cylinder head mounting
Tightening torque
screw
(1) Fuse
1-S22
ENGINE
0.92 to 1.10 mm
0.0362 to 0.0433 in.
98.1 to 107.9 N·m
10.0 to 11.0 kgf·m
72.3 to 79.6 lbf·ft
W1020396
KiSC issued 03, 2007 A