Cam Chain Tensioner Installation - Polaris Sportsman XP 1000 S 2020 Service Manual

ENGINE / COOLING SYSTEM

CAM CHAIN TENSIONER INSTALLATION

1. Lubricate tensioner plunger and install in tensioner
bore with check valve end of plunger facing OUT
(toward cap plate).
2. Start outer tensioner bolt
new gasket. Start bolt about 5 threads into outer hole.
Push the tensioner plunger in and hold.
NOTICE
"Top" mark on tensioner cap plate faces UP.
3. Rotate plate and gasket into position and start the
inner bolt.
4. Slowly draw bolts evenly until snug.
5. Torque bolts to specification.
TORQUE
Cam Chain Tensioner Cap Bolts
7 ft-lbs (9 N·m)
6. Rotate crankshaft through two revolutions and verify
camshaft timing is correct.
3.78
q w
through cap plate and
7. Torque camshaft sprocket bolt
TORQUE
Camshaft Sprocket Bolt
28 ft-lbs (38 N·m)
8. Adjust valve clearance on all valves (see
Maintenance chapter).
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to specification.
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