Piston/Piston Rings/Piston Pin - Honda CRF250X Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook

Piston/Piston Rings/Piston Pin

Cylinder Head Removal
1. Clean the area above the engine before
disassembly to prevent dirt falling into the
engine.
2. Drain the engine oil (page 44).
3. Drain the radiator coolant after cooling the
motorcycle (page 139).
4. Remove the seat and fuel tank (page 37).
5. Lift the subframe to the upright position (page
39).
6. Remove the carburetor (page 128).
7. Remove the exhaust pipe joint nuts (1),
exhaust pipe (2) and exhaust pipe gasket (3).
(1)
(2)
(1) exhaust pipe joint nuts
(2) exhaust pipe
(3) exhaust pipe gasket
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8. Disconnect the spark plug cap (4).
9. Remove any dirt around the spark plug base.
(4)
(4) spark plug cap
10.Remove the cylinder head cover (page 66).
11.Remove the spark plug (5).
(5)
(3)
(5) spark plug
12.Position the piston to top dead center on the
compression stroke (page 66).
Remove the cam shaft (page 68).
13.Loosen the radiator hose clamp (6) and
disconnect the radiator hose (7).
(7)
(6) radiator hose clamp
(7) radiator hose
(6)