1D-16 Engine Mechanical:
Engine Top Side Disassembly
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It is unnecessary to remove the engine assembly from
the frame when servicing the engine top side.
NOTE
Before servicing the engine top side with
engine inplace, remove the air cleaner box,
throttle body, fuel tank, exhaust pipe, muffler
and etc. Refer to “Engine Assembly Removal
and Installation (Page1D-6)”.
CAUTION
!
Identify the position of each removed part.
Organize the parts in their respective groups
(e.g., intake, exhaust) so that they can be
reinstalled in their original positions.
Cylinder Head Cover
1) Disconnect the spark plug cap (1).
2) Remove the bracket (2).
3) Remove the cylinder head cover (3).
Camshaft
1) Remove the spark plug. Refer to “Spark Plug
Removal and Installation in Section 0B (Page0B-3)”.
2) Remove the cooling fan cover (1) and cooling fan
filter (2).
3) Remove the generator cover plug (3) and bring the
piston to TDC on the compression stroke by turning
the crankshaft until the line “A” on the generator rotor
aligns with the slit “B” in the generator cover.
4) After removing the cam chain tension adjuster cap
bolt (4), gasket washer and spring, remove the cam
chain tension adjuster (5) and gasket.
5) Remove the cam chain guide No. 2 (6) and camshaft
journal holder (7).
CAUTION
!
Be sure to loosen the camshaft journal
holder bolts evenly by shifting the wrench
diagonally.
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1
3
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2
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“A”
“B”
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5
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7
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