Honda C8R600F4 Service Manual page 43

FRAME/BODY PANELS/EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST SYSTEM
Do not service the exhaust system while it is hot.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the radiator fins.
REMOVAL
MUFFLER
loosen the muffler band bolts.
Remove the mounting bolt, washer and nut.
Remove the muffler from the exhaust pipe.
Remove the muffler gasket.
EXHAUST PIPE
Remove the radiator from the frame without discon-
necting the water hoses (as described in spark plug
removal procedure, page 3-6).
Remove the radiator air guide rubber from the
cylinder head.
Remove the exhaust pipe joint nuts.
Remove the mounting bolt, washer and nut, and
the exhaust pipe.
Remove the exhaust pipe joint gaskets.
INSTALLATION
EXHAUST PIPE
If the joint stud bolts are loose, tighten them. Be
sure to verify the distance from top of stud to the
cylinder head surface as shown.
Install new joint gaskets into the exhaust ports.
Set the exhaust pipe onto the engine by aligning
the exhaust flanges with the cylinder head studs,
then
install
the
joint nuts and the mounting bolV
washer and nut.
Tighten the joint nuts.
TORQUE: 12 N·m (1.2 kgf.m, 9 lbf.ft)
Tighten the mounting bolt.
MUFFLER
Install a new muffler gasket and the muffler over
the exhaust pipe.
Install the mounting bolt/washer and nut, and
tighten it.
Tighten the muffler band bolts.
TORQUE : 23 N·m (2.3 kgf.m, 17 !bf.ft)
Install the air guide rubber into the cylinder head
and the radiator onto the frame if the exhaust pipe
is removed (page 3-6).
Install the side fairing and front inner fairing (page
2-4).
GASKETS
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NUTS
MUFFLER
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