Yamaha YZ450F Owner's Service Manual page 212

TIP
• Before installing the clips, cover the cylinder
head with a clean cloth to prevent the clips
from coming off into the cylinder head cavity.
• Tighten the bolts to the specified torque in two
or three steps in the proper tightening se-
quence as shown.
ECA33DD030
NOTICE
The bolts (camshaft cap) must be tightened
evenly, or damage to the cylinder head,
camshaft caps, and camshaft will result.
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2. Install:
• Timing chain tensioner
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a. While pressing the tensioner rod lightly with
your fingers, use a thin screwdriver to wind
the tensioner rod up fully clockwise.
b. With the tensioner rod fully wound and the
chain tensioner UP mark "a" facing upward,
install the gasket "1", the timing chain ten-
sioner "2", and the gasket "3", and tighten
the bolt "4".
Bolt (timing chain tensioner)
10 Nm (1.0 m·kgf, 7.2 ft·lbf)
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8
7
2 6
5
c. Release the screwdriver, check that the ten-
sioner rod comes out smoothly, and tighten
the gasket "5" and the cap bolt "6".
Tensioner cap bolt
6 Nm (0.6 m·kgf, 4.3 ft·lbf)
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3. Turn:
• Crankshaft
Counterclockwise several turns.
4. Check:
• Top dead center (TDC) mark on the rotor
Align with the crankcase alignment mark.
• Camshaft match marks
Align with the cylinder head surface.
Out of alignment  Adjust.
5. Install:
• Timing chain guide (top side) "1"
• Cylinder head cover gasket "2"
• Cylinder head cover "3"
• Bolt (cylinder head cover) "4"
Bolt (cylinder head cover)
10 Nm (1.0 m·kgf, 7.2 ft·lbf)
TIP
Before installation, apply the sealant to the cyl-
inder head cover gasket.
Three Bond No.1215®
90890-85505
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CAMSHAFT
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