Kubota BX24 Workshop Manual page 78

BX24, RCK54(P)-23BX, RCK60B-23BX, LA240, BT601, WSM
Top Clearance
1. Remove the cylinder head.
cylinder head gasket.)
2. Move the piston up and stick a strip of fuse [1.5 mm dia. (0.059
in. dia.), 5 to 7 mm long (0.197 to 0.276 in. long)] on the piston
head at three positions with grease so as to avoid the intake and
exhaust valves and the combustion chamber ports.
3. Lower the piston, and install the cylinder head and tighten the
cylinder head screws to the specified torque.
4. Turn the flywheel until the piston exceeds top dead center.
5. Remove the cylinder head, and measure the thickness of the
squeezed fuses.
6. If the measurement is not within the factory specifications, check
the oil clearance between the crankpin and crankpin bearing and
between the piston pin and small end bushing.
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NOTE
• After checking the top clearance, be sure to assemble the
cylinder head with a new cylinder head gasket.
Top clearance Factory spec.
Tightening torque Cylinder head screws
(1) Fuse
1-S12
ENGINE
(Do not attempt to remove the
0.50 to 0.70 mm
0.0197 to 0.0276 in.
37.3 to 42.2 N·m
3.8 to 4.3 kgf·m
27.5 to 31.1 ft-lbs
W1020190
KiSC issued 08, 2019 A