Kawasaki ZX-10R Automobile User Manual


 
ENGINE TOP END 5-25
Camshaft, Camshaft Chain
Camshaft, Camshaft Cap Wear
Remove the camshaft cap (see Camshaft Removal).
Cut strips of plastigage to journal width. Place a strip
on each journal parallel to the camshaft installed in the
correct position.
Tighten the camshaft cap bolts and upper chain guide
bolts to the specified torque (see Camshaft Installation).
NOTE
Do not turn the camshaft when the plastigage is be-
tween the journal and camshaft cap.
Remove the camshaft cap again, measure each clear-
ance between the c amshaft journal and the camshaft cap
using plastigage (press gauge) [A].
Camshaft Journal, Camshaft Cap Clearance
Standard: 0.038 0.081 mm (0.0015 0.0032 in.)
Service Limit: 0.17 mm (0.0067 in.)
If any clearance exceeds the service limit, measure the
diameter of each camshaft journal with a m icrometer.
Camshaft Journal Diameter
Standard: 23.940 23.962 mm (0.9425 0.9434 in.)
Service Limit: 23.9 1 mm (0.941 in.)
If the camshaft journal diameter is less than the service
limit, replace the camshaft with a new one and measure
the clearance again.
If the clearance still remains out of the limit, replace the
cylinder head unit.
Camshaft Runout
Remove the camshaft (see Camshaft Removal).
Set the camshaft in a camshaft alignment jig or on V
blocks.
Measure runout with a dial gauge at the specified place
as shown.
If the runout exceeds the service limit, replace the shaft.
Camshaft Runout
Standard: TIR 0.02 mm (0.0008 in.) or less
Service Limit: TIR 0.1 mm (0.004 in.)
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