Camshaft; Play Adjustment; Crankshaft Float; Camshaft Float - Kohler KD 500 Workshop Manual

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Engine assembly
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Camshaft

Insert the tappets into their housings on the casing. Mount the
camshaft, matching the reference marks on the gears (fig.60).

Play adjustment

Crankshaft float:

Place a calibrated bar on the casing, on a level with the timing
system cover retention surface and use a thickness gauge to
check the distance between the gear and bar (fig. 61). Note
down the value measured.
Place a calibrated bar on the cover of the timing system, on
a level with the engine casing retention surface and use a
thickness gauge to check the distance between the bearing ring
and bar (fig. 62).
Note down the value measured.
The sum of the two measured values must be within:

Camshaft float:

Place a calibrated bar on the casing, on a level with the timing
system retention cover and use a thickness gauge to check the
distance between the gear and bar (fig. 63). The value must be
between:
Workshop Manual KD500 _ cod. ED0053029390 - 1° ed_rev. 00
0,10 ÷ 0,30 mm
0,10 ÷ 0,25 mm