"TDC" Marking Locking Bolt - Tightening Specification

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Fig 1: Identifying Locking Bolt -Arrow-

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NOTE:

Replace the O-ring.

-- Tighten the locking bolt -arrow- to 14 Nm.

Guide Frame

Fig 2: Identifying Guide Frame Bolts Tightening Sequence

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NOTE:

Replace bolts that are tightened to the specification.

-- Insert the long bolts in the inner row of the guide frame.

-- Tighten the bolts in 3 steps in the sequence shown:

Stage	Bolts	Tightening Specification/Additional Turn
1.	-1 through 16-	50 Nm
2.	-1 through 16-	Tighten 90° further
3.	-17 through 31-	23 Nm