Honda 2005-2008 RX500 FA Service Manual page 185

'61HN252' by American Honda Motor Co. - Page 185 of 540
[2005-2008] [TRX500 FA/FGA]
Installing head
cover incorrectly
will result in severe
engine damage.
Do not tighten the
cap nuts when the
rocker arms are not
aligned with the
push rod ends.
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INSTALLATION
Install the dowel pins and a new gasket.
Install the push rods into the cam followers rest
them into the gasket grooves as shown.
Install the cylinder head cover while holding the
rocker arms lightly and align the rocker arm follow-
ers with the push rod ends.
Be sure to seat the rocker arm followers on the push
rods properly by turning the crankshaft slowly with
the recoil starter.
Apply oil to the cap nut threads and seating sur-
faces.
Install the four washers, cap nuts, three new sealing
washers and seven bolts.
Tighten the nuts and bolts in a crisscross pattern in
2 or 3 steps.
TORQUE: Cap nut: 53 N·m (5.4 kgf·m, 39 lbf·ft)
Install the spark plug cap.
If the cylinder and/or cylinder head were serviced,
tighten the four cylinder bolts and four cylinder
head bolts.
Coat new O-rings with oil and install them into the
grooves in the valve adjusting hole caps.
Install the valve adjusting hole caps and tighten the
bolts.
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CYLINDER HEAD/VALVE/CAMSHAFT
GASKET
DOWEL PINS
CAP NUTS/WASHERS
SPARK PLUG
CAP
BOLTS/SEALING WASHERS
VALVE ADJUSTING HOLE CAP
PUSH RODS
HEAD COVER
O-RING
BOLTS
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