76 CB750f
Ok got my manual out and open and im fallowing the instructions step by step.
Im at the point were you crank the motor over with the kick start to get to TDC on 1,4 cylinders. It saws that if cylinder that is at TDC will have "loose rocker arms". Here is where im stuck. Both cylinder 1 and 4 have tight arms. i cant seem to move them at all unless I use some sort of prybar on the valve.
Am I misinterpreting this?
How do YOU check to see which valve is loose?
The kickstart is not very precise. Use a wrench on the nut on the ignition side of the crankshft. You'll be looking in there to see the Top Dead Center marks anyway. Remove the sparkplugs to make turning the engine very easy.
As you are turning, watch the intake valve on lets say cyl 1. As it rises, look for your TDC mark. When you hit TDC, cyl 1 valves should be at their loose position. Cylinder 4 will still be tight. Only one at a time. Turn the engine 360 degrees to get cyl 4 loose.
Now go 180 degrees. Do the same for 2, watch for the intake to start up, then look for the 2-3 TDC mark. 2 will be loose. 360 degrees for 3.
(There is a short cut. Once you are sure cyl 1 in and ex is at its loose postion, so will be cyl 2 exhast and cyl 3 intake. You can set 4 valves. The balance are set with cyl 4 in and ex at loose position, 3 ex and 2 in.)
If when properly set, you can't get the tappets to tick indicating looseness, then you have tight valves and its good you are setting them.
This is an easy thing. Fingers only, no prybars. Remember the tappets are set at 2+ thou inch, so you won't get much of a tick. But they will tick. You are lifting the tappet up and down against the top of the valve. Not side to side.
