Honda 450X 2005 Owner's Manual & Competition Handbook page 85

2. Route the cam chain through the cylinder
head (3).
Install the cylinder head.
NOTICE
Do not damage mating surfaces when installing
the cylinder head.
3. Apply engine oil to all cylinder head nut
threads (4).
Install the washers and cylinder head nuts and
tighten them in a crisscross pattern in 2–3
steps to the specified torque:
49 lbf·ft (66 N·m, 6.7 kgf·m)
NOTICE
Do not let the washers and nuts fall into the
crankcase.
(3)
(3) cylinder head
(4) cylinder head nuts/washers
4. Install and tighten the cylinder bolt (5) and
cylinder head bolts (6) to the specified torque:
7 lbf·ft (10 N·m, 1.0 kgf·m)
(5)
(5) cylinder bolt
(6) cylinder head bolts
5. Install the left engine hanger plate (7), right
engine hanger plate (8), clutch cable stay (9)
and engine hanger plate bolts (10) and tighten
the engine hanger plate bolts until the engine
hanger plates lightly contact the frame.
6. Install the engine hanger bolt (11), fuel hose
guide (12) and engine hanger nut (13) and
tighten the engine hanger nut until it lightly
contacts the engine hanger plates.
7. Tighten the engine hanger plate bolts to the
(4)
specified torque:
19 lbf·ft (26 N·m, 2.7 kgf·m)
Tighten the engine hanger nut to the specified
torque:
40 lbf·ft (54 N·m, 5.5 kgf·m)
Piston/Piston Rings/Piston Pin
(6)
(10)
(12)
(11)
(10)
(9)
(8)
(13)
(7) left engine hanger plate
(8) right engine hanger plate
(9) clutch cable stay
(10) engine hanger plate bolts
(11) engine hanger bolt
(12) fuel hose guide
(13) engine hanger nut
Servicing Your Honda
(7)
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