Arctic Cat VLX 70002017 Service Manual page 49

C. Cylinder Head
D. Valve Cover
NOTE: Steps 1-5 in the preceding sub-section must
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precede this procedure.
6. Place the chain guide into the cylinder.
CAUTION
Care should be taken that the bottom of the chain guide
is secured in the crankcase boss.
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7. Place a new head gasket into position on the cylin-
der. Place the alignment pins into position; then
place the head assembly into position on the cylin-
der.
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8. Install the four cylinder head cap screws and wash-
ers. Tighten only until snug.
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9. Loosely install the five cylinder head nuts.
10. Using a crisscross pattern, tighten the four cap
screws (from step 8) initially to 20 ft-lb; then in 10
ft-lb increments, tighten to a final torque of 37 ft-lb.
11. Tighten the 8 mm nuts from step 9 to 18 ft-lb and the
6 mm nuts to 8.5 ft-lb; then tighten the two cylin-
der-to-crankcase nuts (from step 4) securely.
12. With the timing inspection plug removed and the
chain held tight, rotate the crankshaft until the piston
is at top-dead-center.
13. Install the rear cam chain tensioner guide into the
cylinder head. Install the pivot cap screw and washer.
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NOTE: At this point, oil the camshaft journals, cam
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lobes, and the three seating surfaces on the cylinder.
14. With the alignment pin installed in the camshaft,
loosely place the cam sprocket (with the recessed
side facing the cam shaft lobes) onto the camshaft.
At this point, do not "seat" the sprocket onto the
shaft.
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