Suzuki VZ800 Service Manual page 84

3-38 ENGINE
VALVE AND VALVE SPRING REASSEMBLY
• Fit the valve spring lower seats 1.
• Oil each oil seal, and press-fit the oil seal 2 into position with
the valve guide installer.
 09916-44910: Valve guide remover/installer
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Do not reuse the oil seal.
• Insert the valves, with their stems coated with high quality
molybdenum disfluid lubricant (SUZUKI MOLY PASTE) all
around and along the full stem length without any break.
 99000-25140: SUZUKI MOLY PASTE
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When inserting each valve, take care not to damage
the lip of the stem seal.
• Install the valve springs with the small-pitch portion A facing
cylinder head.
B: Large-pitch portion
• Put on the valve spring retainer using the valve spring com-
pressor, press down the springs, fit the two cotter halves to
the stem end, and release the compressor to allow the cotter
1 to wedge in between seat and stem. Be sure that the
rounded lip 2 of the cotter fits snugly into the groove 3 in the
stem end.
 09916-14510: Valve spring compressor
09916-14910: Valve spring compressor attachment
09916-84511: Tweezers
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Be sure to restore each spring, valve and spring
retainer to their original positions.
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