Honda 450X 2005 Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook page 80

Piston/Piston Rings/Piston Pin
16. Remove the engine hanger nut (12), engine
hanger bolt (13) and fuel hose guide (14).
Remove the engine hanger plate bolts (15),
clutch cable stay (16) left engine hanger plate
(17) and right engine hanger plate (18).
(15)
(16)
(15)
(14)
(13)
(12) engine hanger nut
(13) engine hanger bolt
(14) fuel hose guide
(15) engine hanger plate bolts
(16) clutch cable stay
(17) left engine hanger plate
(18) right engine hanger plate
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Servicing Your Honda
17. Remove the cylinder head bolts (19).
18. Loosen the cylinder bolt (20).
(18)
(19) cylinder head bolts
(12)
(20) cylinder bolt
19. Loosen the cylinder head nuts (21) in a
crisscross pattern in 2–3 steps.
Remove the cylinder head nuts/washers and
cylinder head (22).
(17)
NOTICE
Do not let the cylinder head nuts and washers
fall into the crankcase.
(21) cylinder head nuts/washers
(22) cylinder head
(19)
(20)
(21)
(22)
20. Remove the dowel pins (23), cylinder head
gasket (24) and cam chain guide (25).
NOTICE
Do not let the dowel pins and cam chain fall into
the crankcase.
(23)
(24)
(23) dowel pins (25) cam chain guide
(24) cylinder head gasket
(25)