MOTO GUZZI B043157 Service Station Manual page 259

Moto Guzzi California 1400
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Fit the movable chain slider.
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Fit the upper gear.
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Fit the chain tensioner and the chain
tensioner cap temporarily and keep the
chain taut on the service shaft.
LEFT CYLINDER
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Fit the piston.
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Remove the cloth used to prevent for-
eign bodies from getting into the crank-
case.
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Turn the rings so that the coupling ends
are 120 degrees from each other.
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Place a new metal gasket between the
crankcase and the cylinder.
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Place the two dowel pins on the stud
bolts.
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Undo the screw which will be used to
time the upper gear.
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Check that the oil in the left cylinder
chain tensioner has been drained off
by compressing it. If the operation is
difficult, use a pin drive to push the
central hole so that the oil is drained off
from the circuit.
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Fit the chain tensioner in the cylinder.
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Lubricate the piston and the cylinder.
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Lock connecting rod motion with the
fork tool.
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Using the suitable piston ring clamp
tool, place the cylinder and fit the chain
in the timing system plate.
CAUTION
Engine
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