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timeeh

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This is just a basic guide (in fact my first 4S build) so don't take this as gospel and please feel free to add bits i may of missed or got wrong... Anyway lets start by pulling down the YX160.

Fisrt of all i would prep the new head with the cam, rockers + tappets and arms. Start by fitting 1 rocker and 1 retainer at a time and then insert the cam (use a touch of oil on the cam and reatiners to make them slide in easier, the cam does require a bit of pressure to make it fit in place but this can be done by your fingers + have the cam set at TDC) and then bolt in the cam plate, which will only fit in one way, making sure the plate locks the arms from spinning as shown here
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the extra bits we need (the decomp part) i will discus later (such as this pic shows)
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Then set your clearances 0.003 inlet and 0.004 exhaust
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And last (but deffinatley not least) install the exhaust studs by locking 2 8mm nuts together on one end of the stud (the longer end) then using the top nut to screw into place, then loosen the 2 nuts, remove and then do the same on the other side
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(Tip for YX160 owners... the new exhaust studs are lager than the originals so you will have to drill out the holes in your exhaust flange, ALSO you will have to remove approx 10mm of the end of the exhaust for it to fit)

1) Drain the oil
2) Remove the bash plate, oil cooler and inlet port including the carbie + throttle cable (not a bad idea to cover the inlet port with something to stop carp falling into it)
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3)Remove the oil line from the head and also remove the exhuast (undo the head side first)
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4)Remove the stator and cam cover and set the engine to TDC
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5)Remove the cam tensioner (just the center bolt and watch the spring) then the 2 bolts from the cam gear and then remove the gear (look after the gasket you see here as they are not supplied in the rebuild kit)
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6)Remove the 4 head nuts remembering which one has the brass washer on it
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7)Then remove the 2 bolts that sit inside the cam cover
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8)Now the head should slide off (a little prying may be needed) and then the barrell, take note of where the locator sleeves are, don't loose these as you will need them. Also the bottom cam guide will slide out with the barrel. Keep this in a clean safe place ;)
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9)With the barrel removed you can now remove the cam tensioner housing by removing the 2 bolts holding it in place. Now you will need a new gasket for the new head so just cut one out of gasket paper, then reset the cam adjuster (push the lock in and slide into itself) then install into the new head with the new gasket.
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10)Now its time to remove the piston. You need to remove one of the circlips from either side of the wrist pin (this can be done with a pair of pointy nose pliers), then slide the pin out and remove the piston. (sorry no pics of this)
11)Install new rings on new piston. We'll start with the bottom housing first (the one closest to the bottom end). Start with 1 of the 2 thin ones and slide it on (the 2 closest to the piston in the picture), next is the wavy shaped (the 4rth furthest away in the picture) which will sit underneath it then the second thin one should just fit underneath it leaving the wavy one in the middle of the 2 thin ones (this may require a little bit of playing as these sit very tightly. Next place the middle ring in the middle slot (this should be a darker colour to the top ring). And lastly insert the top ring. Also at this step make sure none of the ring gaps align and also keep them away from the exhaust.
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12)Install the new piston by first installing 1 of the circlips into the piston to hold the wrist pin in place. Then place the piston over the conrod and slide the wrist pin into place, then install the 2nd circlip so the wrist pin cannot fall out
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13)Now it's time to install the new barrell. Make sure the new gasket is in place (the green paper one) and the 2 locator sleeves, then slide the barrel down to meet the piston (use a touch of oil aroudn the outside of the piston/rings to make it slide in a bit easier). Once there you will have to "massage" the rings ever so slightly to fit into the head as your sliding it down (or if you have a ring compressor you would use it now, but im a bum) until it slots neatly into the bottom end (make sure you dont hit/snap off the cam guide and also make sure you have moved your chain...) Once in place you can re-insert your lower cam guide, and the next 2 locator sleeves.
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14)Now its time to install the head, first place the new gasket in (the metal one) then slide the head over the bolts, again carefull of the cam chain and guides, making sure it sits flush with the barrell. (ignore the 2 bolts in this pic, they are part of the next step)
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15)Put the 4 head nuts back in place (remembering to put the one with the brass washer back on the same bolt) and tension them to 20ft tourque. Then replace the 2 bolts from inside the cam cover (as in the picture above)
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16)Now re-install the cam gear by installing the chain around it first and getting it as close to TDC as you can then slot back onto its lug/housing (this may take a bit of pressure and possibly swearing...)then swivel thegear back and foward until the holes line up then, bolt it in using the smaller of the 2 supplied bolts, into the bottom hole (at this stage check the engine can be turned over by hand, just to make sure nothing is hitting or stuck)
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17)Now we install the auto-decomp part of the cam. First we install the main lug (as per pic 1) then using the 2nd bolt (the longer of the 2 mentioned above) bolt it into the upper hole (as per pic 2 and 3, ignore the thumb screw and collar for now)
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18)Now using the thumb screw, place the round collar and one of the mini cirlips that come withe the cam (Takegwawa include 5 but you only need one....Not many get it right the first time) over the screw then screw it into the centre of the cam, enough times to get a good grip on it and then get out your circlip removers or point nose pliers. With the collar pushed against the cam and the centre piece of the cam pulled out you will see a tiny housing for the cirlip, fit this in place and the job is done, then simply unscrew the thumb screw. When doing this the circlip should not be able to be moved by hand, if it can put a new one on.
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19) Now you can re-install the spring from the cam tensioner and put the covers back on your cam cover (i installed this by using 4 new 6mm bolts, otherwise you need to remove the studs from the old head = dont forget your gasket) your valve covers (from your old head) your oil line (b4 putting this back on fill it with oil as to get oil to the new head sooner) and your exhaust (which you've modified as you read the start of this....didn't you?) You could also at this time reattach your oil cooler and bash plate (but i didn't)
EDIT: This is also where you install your new cam cover as the original does not fit with the auto-decomp block now attached to the cam gear. It looks like this,
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20) Now lastly install the inlet manifold and carbie, i am running a PE28mm with a TB manifold. First you need to install the throttle cable (carbie side first then throttle), then install the stud which attaches to the clutch side of the engine (this could be replaced by a bolt but i couldn't find one to fit...) then install one gasket then the plastic riser, another gasket and then the inlet manifold, rubber adapter plate then carbie (inc air filter) and lastly the fuel line and about 900ml of oil ;)
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That is pretty much it i think. Anything i missed please let me know ;)
 
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One question... What's a "caribe", mentioned in step 20? :p

Top work Timeeh!
 
Great job timeeh just a couple of things i do is put a light coating of bike oil over the piston and rings before putting the barrel on. Also i coat the cam with a bit of bike oil when installing it and put some oil in oil pipe hole on the head with bike oil from a small oil can works best then fit the oil pipe. Just helps on first startup to have a bit of oil up there and around the piston and rings also. I then start the bike for about 10 seconds turn it off and check the tension on the 4 head bolts again. This is a great guide timeeh well done.
 
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Great job timeeh just a couple of things i do is put a light coating of bike oil over the piston and rings before putting the barrel on. Also i coat the cam with a bit of bike oil when installing it and put some oil in oil pipe hole on the head with bike oil from a small oil can works best then fit the oil pipe. Just helps on first startup to have a bit of oil up there and around the piston and rings also. I then start the bike for about 10 seconds turn it off and check the tension on the 4 head bolts again. This is a great guide timeeh well done.
Cheers mate, yea forgot to mention the oil on the cam and outside of the piston also on that note i did turn it over about 15-20 times with a light kick and no plug just to get the oil up, however i didn't do the oil pipe, good to note ;) I'll add in in there.
 
This is BRILLIANT, congratulations Timeeh. Reps for you

May I ask, did the original cam cover and tappet covers fit the V2? I thought they were different?
 
Yep they fit, only 2 things to note
1) You have to use the original gasket for them cam cover (even though you get 2 new o-rings for the tappets)
2) You need to use the studs from your old head on the cam cover, or be like me and just use 4 x 6mm bolts ;)
 
Good stuff Timeeh, your gonna love it, a reallll big difference. Keen to hear how your first ride goes.
 
This write up along with the pics is awesome!! Well done mate.

Exactly what I did to mine, but I also used titanium retainers. Was told they were a worthy investment. :grinning-smiley-003
 
Soooooooo...... I may have missed it somewhere and if I did I apologise, please link me to the vid.:) top stuff dude, a bloody good write up and pics to follow.
 
This write up along with the pics is awesome!! Well done mate.

Exactly what I did to mine, but I also used titanium retainers. Was told they were a worthy investment. :grinning-smiley-003
I thought about the retainers but I don't ride on the limiter too much, + with the s25 rather than the s35 mean I should be able to use more midrange than top end. To top of all off I'm a cheap bastard :p
 
Awesome awesome write up Timmy!!

A few more pics on the cam install would have been nice. As in how the rockers go on or is it pretty self explanatory?

I will be using this guide in the next couple of weeks to do my HO.
 
Awesome awesome write up Timmy!!

A few more pics on the cam install would have been nice. As in how the rockers go on or is it pretty self explanatory?

I will be using this guide in the next couple of weeks to do my HO.

With the rockers it really is self expalantory, it all just slips together (kinda of a square hole - square plug) but i did just find some pics on my phone, so i'll upload them for ya ;)
 
very informative,
with it taking a few kicks to fire up, at least you know the oil pump would have been circulating oil through the motor before it fired.
love your work timeeh, but now after seeing this, i'm thinking of a YX big bore motor too.......:thumbup::thumbup:

i like to use cam break in lube too, but yeah, make sure there is at least some decent engine oil on it

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oh yeah,
with the new bolts you used for the camshaft cover,
most auto parts places sell a flanged head bolt now, (a bolt with a built in washer on the head, like the engine case bolts but not chromed)
you can pick up a plastic pack of 4 or 5? Champion? brand bolts for around $3-$5.

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im guessing you put the fuel line to carbys' hose clamp on properly before you fired it up too. ;)

and plus reps too!
cheers, craig
 
very informative,
with it taking a few kicks to fire up, at least you know the oil pump would have been circulating oil through the motor before it fired.
love your work timeeh, but now after seeing this, i'm thinking of a YX big bore motor too.......:thumbup::thumbup:

i like to use cam break in lube too, but yeah, make sure there is at least some decent engine oil on it

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oh yeah,
with the new bolts you used for the camshaft cover,
most auto parts places sell a flanged head bolt now, (a bolt with a built in washer on the head, like the engine case bolts but not chromed)
you can pick up a plastic pack of 4 or 5? Champion? brand bolts for around $3-$5.

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im guessing you put the fuel line to carbys' hose clamp on properly before you fired it up too. ;)

and plus reps too!
cheers, craig

Good to know about he cam lube, had never heard of it b4. I just used a standard set of high tensile bolts from bunnings and cut them down to size, but im thinkin i'll replace em with the washer type youve posted above :) . And as for the fuel line, well i..... i'll get to it :p
 
Great write-up Timeeh, reps for that effort man, would have helped my installation back in the day :p
 
Hmmm, I borked it good (photos to come) Unfortunately the standard YX cam cover does not fit/work with the auto-decomp block (it needs extra spacing) and if the original is used you grind 3 half moon shapes into the cam cover and fill your engine with aluminium shards + grind a hole straight through the cover.... so now i have to strip the engine back down and get myself a new cam cover. I will adjust the original post with the new part once it arrives :(
 
Bad luck mate, we all make mistakes. Mine include putting the bore gasket on the wrong way so it pinched and leaked oil. Other mistake was failing to tighten my clutch basket evenly and bingo no clutch haha
 

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