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Valve Spring Inspection

  1. Apply pressing force to the pressure spring and inspect the spring height.
    • If it is less than the specification, replace the valve spring.

    Valve spring installation height 

    28.68 mm {1.129 in} (390 N {39.8 kgf, 87.7 lbf}) 

  2. Measure the out-of-square of the valve spring, using a square, as shown in the figure.
    Fig 1: Measuring Out-Of-Square Of Valve Spring Using Square
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    1. Rotate the valve spring one full turn and measure "A" at the point where the gap is the largest.
      • If it exceeds the specification, replace the valve spring.

    Maximum valve spring off-square 

    3.41 mm {0.134} (2°) 

    Fig 2: Measuring Valve Spring Off-Square
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