Inspecting The Cylinder Head - Gilera 2008 MSS Nexus User Manual

Engine
Refitting the cylinder
- Insert the cylinder base gasket with the thickness
determined above.
- Using the fork support and the piston ring retain-
ing band, refit the cylinder as shown in the figure.
N.B.
BEFORE FITTING THE CYLINDER, CAREFULLY BLOW
OUT THE LUBRICATION DUCT AND OIL THE CYLINDER
BARREL.
Specific tooling
020426Y Piston fitting fork
020393Y Piston fitting band

Inspecting the cylinder head

N.B.
TO MEASURE WEAR LIMITS AND COUPLING CLEARANCES, SEE THE SPECIFICATIONS CHAP-
TER.
See also
Cylinder Head
Inspecting the timing system components
- Check that the guide shoe and the tensioner shoe
are not worn out.
- Ensure that the camshaft control pulley chain as-
sembly and the sprocket wheel are not worn.
- If you encounter wear, replace the parts or, if the
chain, sprocket wheel and pulley are worn replace
the whole assembly.
- Remove the centre screw with the washer and
the tensioner spring. Check that the one-way
mechanism is not worn.
- Check the condition of the tensioner spring.
- If examples of wear are found, replace the whole
assembly.
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MSS Nexus 300 i.e. E3 ( 2008)