Valve Guide Replacement Procedure
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- Using a press, remove the valve guide toward the cylinder block.CAUTION: Do not install a valve guide of the same size again.
- Rebore the valve guide hole of the cylinder head so that it fits the press-fitted oversize valve guide.
Valve guide hole diameters
0.05 oversize: 11.050 - 11.068 mm (0.4351 - 0.4357 inch)
- Press-fit the valve guide until it projects by the specified amount.
Protrusion: 16.7 - 17.3 mm (0.66 - 0.68 inch)
NOTE: When press-fitting the valve guide, work from the cylinder head top surface.NOTE: Pay attention to the difference in length of the valve guides. [Intake side: 45.5 mm (1.79 inches); exhaust side: 52.5 mm (2.07 inches)]NOTE: After installing the valve guides, insert new valves in them to check for smooth operation.