ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
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EAS00049
ENGINE
ADJUSTING THE VALVE CLEARANCE
The following procedure applies to all of the
valves.
NOTE:
• Valve clearance adjustment should be made
on a cold engine, at room temperature.
• When the valve clearance is to be measured
or adjusted, the piston must be at top dead
center (TDC) on the compression stroke.
1. Remove:
• left side panel
Refer to "SEAT AND SIDE PANELS".
• front fender
Refer to "FRONT FENDERS AND FRONT
GRILL".
• footrest board
Refer to "FOOTREST BOARDS".
• air filter case
Refer to "AIR FILTER CASE".
2. Remove:
• fast idle plunger unit 1
3. Remove:
• intake tappet cover 1
• exhaust tappet cover
• camshaft sprocket cover 2
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