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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2018
Sanyo Machine Works, Ltd., Aichi, JP;
Yoshiaki Takagi, Aichi, JP;
SANYO MACHINE WORKS, LTD., Aichi, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a valve clearance adjusting method by which an accurate valve clearance adjustment can be easily performed regardless of the tolerance of pitch dimensions of an adjusting screw. The valve clearance adjusting method including: measuring a cam profile of the camshaftmounted on the cylinder head; identifying, on the basis of a measurement result of the cam profile, a predetermined rotation angle θof the camshaftat which a predetermined lift amount corresponding to a predetermined valve clearance is obtained; rotating the camshaftand allowing a pressed portionof the rocker armto face a cam surface at the predetermined rotation angle θ; rotating an adjusting screwwith the pressed portion faced with the cam surface and setting a valve clearance to zero; and fastening the adjusting screwwith a lock nut