Yamaha YZ450FT Automobile User Manual


 
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INSP
ADJ
VALVE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT
Round off the last digit of the installed pad
number to the nearest increment.
Last digit of pad
number
Rounded value
0, 1 or 2 0
4, 5 or 6 5
8 or 9 10
EXAMPLE:
Installed pad number = 148
Rounded off value = 150
N
OTE:
Pads can only be selected in 0.05 mm incre-
ments.
Locate the rounded-off value and the mea-
sured valve clearance in the chart PAD
SELECTION TABLE. The field where
these two coordinates intersect shows the
new pad number to use.
N
OTE:
Use the new pad number only as a guide
when verifying the valve clearance adjust-
ment.
Install the new pads 6 and the valve lift-
ers 7.
N
OTE:
Apply the engine oil on the valve lifters.
Apply the molybdenum disulfide oil on the
valve stem ends.
Valve lifter must turn smoothly when
rotated with a finger.
Be careful to reinstall valve lifters and
pads in their original place.
Install the camshafts (exhaust and intake),
the timing chain and the camshaft caps.
Refer to CAMSHAFTS section in the
CHAPTER 4.
T
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Bolt (camshaft cap):
10 Nm (1.0 m kg, 7.2 ft lb)