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Remove cylinder head cover.
Caution! Catch escaping oil.
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Select a gear and turn the rear wheel, or set the piston to TDC on the ignition stroke by turning the belt pulley.
Top dead centre on ignition stroke:
The TDC mark is visible and the inlet and exhaust valves in the cylinder concerned are closed.
Tighten cylinder head nuts.
Tightening procedure after 1,000 km (600 miles)
- 1. Tighten the cylinder head nuts one after the other diagonally opposite sequence
- 1.1. Slacken off one nut at a time
- 1.2. Tighten nut to initial torque: 20 Nm
- 1.3. Tighten nut to specified wrench angle: 180°
- 2. Slacken and retighten M 10 screw: 40 Nm