Cylinder Head Disassembly - Honda VTR1000F Service Manual

CYLINDER HEAD/VALVE
Remove the two 6 mm cylinder head bolts.
Loosen the six 10 mm cylinder head bolts in a
crisscross pattern in 2 or 3 steps, and remove them.
Remove the cylinder head.
Remove the gasket and dowel pins.
CYLINDER HEAD DISASSEMBLY
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Remove the spark plug from the cylinder head.
Make a lifter bore protector from a plastic 35 mm
film container by cutting the bottom of the contain-
er.
Install the protector into the valve lifter bore.
Remove the attachment from the valve spring com-
pressor.
Remove the valve spring cotters using the valve
spring compressor.
TOOL:
Valve spring compressor 07757-0010000
CAUTION:
To
prevent loss of tension, do not compress the
valve springs more than necessary
to
remove the
cotters.