Yamaha WR450F(W) Owner's Service Manual page 240

VALVE CLEARANCE ADJUSTMENT
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• Remove the valve lifters 4 and the pads
5.
NOTE:
• Place a rag in the timing chain space to
prevent pads from falling into the crank-
case.
• Identity each valve lifter and pad position
very carefully so that they can be rein-
stalled in their original place.
• Select the proper pad using the pad
selecting table.
Pad range
No. 120 1.20 mm
~ ~
No. 240 2.40 mm
NOTE:
The thickness a of each pad is indicated in
hundreths of millimeters on the pad upper
surface.
• Round off the last digit of the installed pad
number to the nearest increment.
Last digit of pad
number
0, 1 or 2
4, 5 or 6
8 or 9
EXAMPLE:
Installed pad number = 148
Rounded off value = 150
NOTE:
Pads can only be selected in 0.05 mm incre-
ments.
INSP
ADJ
Pad Availability:
25 increments
Pads are available in
0.05 mm increments
Rounded value
0
5
10