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22 Unholt the thcrmOSlilt INlr Woller eillow R()llloVC the ~Jo1~kCl 23 Unboillhe 1II11Ing cover "ml relllove the UaSkCl (photos) 24 Ullscrew Ihe bolt securing the r..~m~h;'lh {le.1. 10 the Cillll$ho1h ;mll pull oHlhl! nCill (photos). 25 Unscrew the fronl ontctnlcrh,lle plil!C {IHllch'llg boilS ':'IIld rel110VI) tllO rn(crnlClhnl C pinto . Remove the \p$kct ,HId ~pnccl (photo~) 26 If the crDr1kshil ft gO;!' nco(ts 10 be removed usc a stand.lld (1UIle. 10 d 'ilW 11 all the CI;mkshilh (phOlO) 27 Unscrew th e camshah thrust pl,lle 50CU''''0 boilS, rcmo"" Ih, ) thrust 1)I.Jle ilnd wi\hdrilw the Cil!l\shatl (ph010S) , 28 Check th,1 tho l)ig-ol1(1 hC.1roll!1 caps Hlld connCCllllU ,ods loll"', ,denl,lic,ltion 11\;1Iks. This IS 10 "n"",,) (h,1I the CUllect CilpS au! [,II,-d (" the COllcc t connecting rods aod nl "',I"""lIlhly 1l1l~ flBed IIl1h"u ~:O"'''.1 cyllndcr hOles NOie thol11 he I)'~IOII'; h,we 1'111 olllOW (0' r\ou;1I1 ma,~"d on Ihe Clown 10 rUdrC,lle Ihe Inrw,r,,1 1",:OIl!1 s ,de (pholOs) 29 flelllove Ihe No 1 cyllnde, I,,!! ,'r,,1 ""IS. Ihen l.1p of! Ih" I,,!! ':Old
cnp I<",.p I"'~ ~h"11 ''''.1fOllgS w'lh Ihe C,1p .1nd COllneCling 'od I, wh,ch lh~,y Me ,eOllIJved . To remove the shell hearings. p,ess "eolllnu on Ihe s,d,) opposilc Ihe g,oovn on hOlh Ihe connCC IUlg ~0(1, Ihe C"I) .• md Ihe h("lllnu w,1I slide 0"1 (photos) 30 W'lhrh.1w Ih" il'~I(ln and co,m(,r:llI1!1 'od "pwards out 0 1 cylind", I,ow hv 1.lpp,ng w'lh lin, h,,,,dl< , 01 " hnmmcr I, 1I,,,le""',1Ih 31 Rtpc:1 II", poo f.·,lwc gIVen ,11 11;'I'''!I',11'105 2!l.1nd 30 10 remove 'C011.1HlH1!1 ,"~IO"~ an, 1 ,:onneclIl1\j fo.b 32 M,,~,) ~II'" Ih,1 II", ,denul'C ."" ",I, "I1I:d wl,h "'11'10 " holls Ulf.'''II(".l\u'!I l' domed head (phot K",'p Ih.· ,.! 101""11,,,,01 ,,,' poslilon.
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9 .2 1 Removinu Ihe enu ine oldaplo, pl.rlC 9 23A Unholr Ihe 11111111\1 cover 923B tll1( retllOV(! lhe {JJskel
9 7.IIA Removc l11e secunnu holl 97.110 ,1rHf ~I"I" "II Ihe t:;1I11~h,"1 un,II [) 25A UI1~Clew Ihe Ilults
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9328 The domed (top) and Sl,mda,d (bol!olll) malll bear1l1g hailS
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9 .33A flerllovlllU n m,l'" /)(:,lrrl1g h011 934 flemovinu Iho crnl1kshah 9 35A n"movino In upper rnolill henrillO 5oh(:11
935U flernovrllU the llppe. hil!f 01 No 3 mJrl1 bCilrrng shell
liu(iom half of ench i>CIIIIIlU shr,lI. Iilk"'11 I:"rr) 10 kccp Ihe hea"ll sheU II "'i'y he nm:; ess,lry to Io1p the mol'" bearing caps with" solt·lacell hnml1lor to releaso Ihem 34 L,lt Ihe C 'Jnk shah oul of thO crankcase and remove Ihe renr 011 seill (pholo).
35 Removc Ihe upper hnlvos 01 the m,un Iw.nrtrlg shells ;lIlt! thll upper hillf 01 tho No 3 hc:um!j Ih,ust wilshers (whe.e illlphcnlJle) "am lire crilnkcnso ilnll Illacc them wI,h the lespectlve m,lln h en""ll C.lpS (photos )
1 0 SUnIl) -rClllovl.1 and refitting with enuine in c;or
1 Disconnect thO hillhlry neU ,lIlve leJd.
2 RomOve the d,Slrrhuto. enl) (Chilpte. 4) Jnd the rad'ilIO' silloud (Chapte. 2).
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App'y Ihe hil'l('h.ake Ihen l ilCk u', Ihe fronl 01 I he C,1' ilnd suppori on axlo Slo1nds.
COll lalfler. When completed relll Ihe plug 'lnd lighlen. 5 Remove the SIMIOr mOIOI as descrlhed In ChilplCr 12 (j Unscrew Ihe nutS 110m hOlh engine mountings 7 Reillovo Ihe i,dilplor plilte 'Jo11 f,oll1 Ihe geilr[}ox. 8 Unscrew Iho sump holts ilnd prise the sump frO"l Ihe cr,lnkCil5o. 9 R 12. 1 The rOCker shJh h,1s a relillning pin at
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11 EnUino eOlllpollent:; -(!x ,1Il1i nation fo r WCilr
Whcn Ihe enUIIlc hil~ heen siripped down ilnd all Ihe pilrts h 'mr~n cleilned. Illey should be exarllinc(t fo r w car. In cases where delrllile we", hn1l1 IS !IIv,~n. II ",ust be a mailer of ,udgmenl on whe: or IIOt J PM I IS 10 be ICllcwe(1 o. relilled. Iilklng inlO conSIdClatlon 'urthel "'e expeCled hom Ihe engine. Ihe degree 01 reliabllily reqlJl' Iho COSI ollhe new pilrt ilntl Iho:! nmount of diSfllillltlrng which wII, necess.1fy 10 renew Ihe pilrt lat e •.
12 Rocker ilssemlJly -dismantling. examination ilnd reassembly
Tilp o u, 'he rotl pin !rom one end 0' ' he rocker shall and removo spllng w,'she. (phO IO) . 2 Shde the rocker amlS. rocker Suppor,s and springs 011 Ihe '0(, Shill!. Keep Ihem in Ihe COllecl Older so thaI they can be reassemble r the same pOSition It il rocker support sticks it can be removed 'ilpping " with a solt·lilced hal11mer.
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3 Examine the rocker shah ,md ,oc ker il,ms for we~r, II the rod", alill rl tha t conwcts the valve stem IS conSiderably worn. n,new the " ."'"nl I f it is worn shqhlly step-shnped it may be cleaned up wIth rOc e r ". . a fi ne oil stone. . , commencing Jalluary 1984. modolled ,oc ker shah sp"nOs have ~een fi n ed. Where wppet no,se IS evident 011 e~rlier models hl'lw",en e n g ine speeds of 1500 ,111d 2000 'p'll. the later type 01 SP,,,llIS nl.1Y he
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5 Od t he parts and reas~r)!llhle them on therr shahs III thO) n"lI,n;.1 or der With both rockel shafts f,tled the 001 holes must face downw.l,ds to th e cylindel heads Th.s po~"tlon IS lIl(hcated by a notch 011 Oil" "nd
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13 Tappets and pushrod s - eXill11inalion 1It HI renova tion
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8 Luh"(;;,,,: lh.) VdtVt! ~1t:m w,1h t!"!l'iI" 011 ;mll UIS",. 01 III 111" yak" !)lIId" Sinh: Oil ,'"ew oil ~I:dl 1110) loUin pla~ttc. ~,:"Is !I\) Urlilip. ,,~h"LI,t v .. lvus (photo) !l F" the v,llve ~PUll!1 ,11111 val",", sP""!J 'CI,lUlI" , 10 Usc .1 ~ul1;ol)h.1 valvll ~P''''Ll (:011111,..,,,$0' lU co"'p'"ss th" \I,11.,c sp"nu unlolthc cOIl<:ls C;lI' In, j'ticd It, p05.II0I1 III ,In, ~lnlS "' IIll) y,11110;: stem Release Ihe v:llve 51)/111\1 f.()UlI)I(l'!>sor. 11 A lter filling ,1111he p,uls. 1011' ti m lOP of the v;,lvl] SP""!1~ 1I\llllly wIth 11 plas llc h,'1111l1ur 10 0.;115""'; CO"CC1 sc;n" ,!! ol'he colll:,s
16 Cylinder borl)s -clIn,nina,ioll and rcnov;ltioll
A oww cylllld", " Iwdculy IOII"d I1l1d Ill" wdll, p.II;oll o:llI"""OIl<)ul liS h!'l!lth Ihe a.; """ 0 1 1111: 1",1,11, '",uls ,,, WI',,, lilt) w"lIs III "!Ihl _"'!llcs to 11m \lonl!I""" II'" ,II,.. "' ~"I" Ih,u,,1 litis w",n I"I\.·~ 1,Iacc
PII''':'I'"lIy 0" Ih,vOl OIl . :on:''''''l'l ulIl ,~ 1!t,O 10 wall! 0' brokc n
p'~I(II' IIII\IS '" 1""IOtl~ :1 11>1 'S po""oI)I'1 W 0111"",, ,11""e IlU';oS,,,,,,U ",,, :/O,,,,,lu •. " 'c,IS,"O Ihe I)IlIC II' Ih., tll'''M plalle bt:low Ihe lop ;,nd aU,I'" ill Ihe bon"", 1>1 tho! .:yllllllc' "I Ih.., """'c pl.",.., II 110" ,1,II""" .. ,c '" IIIU.u Ih,'" 0 076 ,"111 (0003 III) II,ell a ",lxJle 'S IlCC',$S;" y S",,,I;,, Iy .. dolle.encc 01 0 076 """ (0003 ,nl o. ",u'e .'c'oss Ihe holO, (I';IIIIel<;' IS as,!!" 01 oVilhly
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4 Any ho.e whIch is siunlllc~nlly scratched or sCOIed Will re botin g. This symptom usuafly indlcalcs thm IhO piSlon o. rill d;,uII;"Oged. Evcn II only one cyhnder is in need o f .cborlnl1 il w,1I ~ necessnry l or nil cylindcrs 1 0 he bo.ed "nd I'lied w il h new 0 p'Slons .. nd rings. You. Fo .d ;"Ouent O f 10cOl' mala. engin, spec,ahst w,1I be ,,1)le 10 .ebo.e ;"Ond Obl;"o"l lhc necessOI'y m,' pistons II Ih e CI;"Onksh~h IS undergoing le!)lin(!ing .. Iso, iI's .. Iden to lei Ihe S"1I10 111m .enovmo OI"d reassemhle Ihc cr:"lnksha' ll1Slons 10 the block. A rOI)utilble I"m no.mOllly U,ves " Uunr .. nl· suCl1 walk In cnses Wflele enl)ines hnve been ,ebo.ed ""e:"llly I. mOl~lmum. cylondc, loners Me OIvOldahle wh,ch mlly be li1l(.·(1 In cases Ihl! s.,,,,c .ehoflnu I).oeesses have 10 be lollowcd an, se.",ces 0 1 a spec, .. h:;1 cnu,nee!U1U ',rlII :"I,C .eq,lIIcd
1 7 Pistons (lnd piston rings -cxaminmio n nnd renoviltio
WOII! p'stons nrul linus Cilil usunlly hI! (to,1\1!losed whe, ~y"'plo',,s 01 "~C"SSlve od cO"Su"'pl,on nn d low COIllI)'''SSIOIl ;,"11 ;"" SO"lCh"U'S. lhouUh nOI OIlwOlys. assocI,ltcd w'lh WOfll cyl ho,cs Comp'ess,on leSl,"5 Ihal "1 ontO Ihe SI),l, k ph'l) hall.:
.:;'" he hc,IId cle,loly OIl low cnl)inc speed when Ih".e '5 no lond (, 10' (,xnmpl,,) nnt! '5 much less OIUlhhl" wh()n the "n!line ~ ,,'c.e"$I;s P'SIon weOl' usuOIUy oeCUlS in Ihe ~k"1 Of lower e"d ° l1'slOll OInd IS ",d'ClllCd hy ve",e:"ll ~I,ellk~ III th e WOIil arc" wh, always on Ihe tl""SI S id e II Clln nlso he se!:n whe.e thl} slwl thlC~ IS dlll"ICn l 3 Piston ling ""eM c:"ln l)(l checked by '''SI .emo ving Ihe lIng s
Ihe pis tons <15 descllbed l:lI el In Ih ,s Sect.on. Theil place Ihe rin. the cy luuler hores hOIll Ihe lOll. push,ng Ihem down aboul 4 0 lilli' '") wllh !he head 01 Ihe p'slon (100111 wh,ch the 1111\15 hnve ! ",mo,,!:dl so Ihm Ihey !cSl sqll.l,e 11 Ihe cyhntJe. Tho;n ",easuo, !I"I);lllhe "lids ollhe ""!! w,th II leeler !F.u\lc (photo) 11'1 e~ceed ~p·ec",ed m,lxill1um tlmn Ihe IIIIU needs I!:'WW'" 11 The \l!orwcs '" wln,,;h the "n!lS loc,ne It' !he pl~t "'I!I !J Howevc •. II.S .",e Ihn lll p'Slon IS only wom illlhe linn \lrooves Ihe IIced 10 .enew Ihem fo. Ihls Inul l nlonc IS "OI,dly evcr cncount, Wlle.eve. JJ'Slons me ."newed Ihe we'ghl 01 lhe Iou. PiS:
eOllllcclmU IOd assclllhhes Shouf(1 be kepi wilhill the hilli l VllllaliO a!) (028 Ot) 10 'l.nlnWIII Cl1glfW balancc () To IClllove Ihe p'SlOn IIIl!)S. shde them cOl.eiuUy over IllC lOP 01 pl~lOll. !akin!) ca,e nOi 10 sClillch lhe aluII"'''''Ul nlloy. nevel shde II oU the h()!iom 0 1 Ihe p'ston sk"l. II IS vc'y ensy 10 !)fc,lk the CIISI
I"SIOll fI:'US " Ihey ,,,e 1IIIIIed 011 fou\lhly. so Ihis ope'auoll shoulI dune wUII e~t,c'"e c ;u c. II 's helplul 10 n"lke lise 0 1 old l\lcle. gall 7 L,II one clld 01 tile p'SlOn nn!J 10 he .e'"ovcd OUI o f liS U'OOVI! "'S\.'I I IIIIde. U Ihe cnd 01 Ihe leele . gilugO 8 TlI'" Ihe Icel e. UIlII\le slowly .ound Ihe IIiSIon lind. as ill/l '
173 Check,nt! Ihe 1)'S lon ""g cnu ~l"P wllh a le"le. uallUC
1 7 8A Remov,ng Ihe lOP comp.esSlon ling 17.8B Remov'ng !he second compress,on IIfl!J
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