Valve Clearance - Honda MUV700 big red Service Manual

MAINTENANCE
VALVE CLEARANCE
NOTE-
• Inspect and adjust the valve clearance while the
engine is cold (below 35°J95" F) .
• Check the engine idle speed after the valve clear-
ance inspection (page 6-55),
Unlock the cargo bed by pulling up on the release
lever and then raise the bed .
Remove the following :
- mudguard (page 3-12)
- driver seat under cover (page 3-6)
Remove the crankshaft hole cap and the timing hole
cap.
Remove the four bolts, intake and exhaust valve
adjusting hole caps.
If the Tmarkrs
Rotate the crankshaft clockwise and align the "T"
passed when trymg
mark on the flywheel with the index mark on the
to align
If
with the
crankcase cover.
index mark. rotare
Make sure the piston is at TDC (Top Dead Center) on
the cranksnaft only
the compression stroke.
clockwise again and
This position can be obtained by confirming that
align. ThIS mus r be
there is slack in both rocker arms. If there is no
done
ro
prevem Ihe
slack, it is because the piston is moving through the
one-way
exhaust stroke to TDC. Rotate the crankshaft one full
decompressor
turn and match up the "T" mark again.
sysrem from
f unC/lonrng and /0
ob /arn t he correc r
INDEX
MARK
valve clearance.
"T" MARK
Wh en checking rhe
Check the clearance of each valve by insening a
clearance, slIde rhe
feeler gauge between the adjusting screw and valve
feeJer gauge from
stem.
the cenrer toward
rhe outside
VALVE CLEARANCE:
4-10
IN:
0.15
±
0.02 mm !0.006
±
0.001 in)
EX: 0.33
±
0.02 mm !0.013
±
0.001 in)