I have a pic of the camshaft gearwheel but it is about 56 Kb, as "chosen" by the camera, which is too big to post on here and I have no idea how to make it smaller. What I was trying to describe is that there are 3 "dots" marked in the gearwheel next to one of the fixing bolts and there is just one of the same type of "dot" next to the other fixing bolt - because there are only two fixing bolts then there are just 2 ways of fixing the gearwheel to the camshaft, so which way round does it go?
** No matter. As long as, with the piston in TDC, the gearwheel fixed to the camshaft, the cam lobes point downwards and the two stripes on the wheel align with the mating surface of the valve cover. Or don´t you have the two stripes?

Put another way, with the timing marks on that gearwheel set horizontal/flush with the cyl head top surface, I have a choice of 3 dots to the top or 1 dot to the top - does it matter which way this is done, so long as the timing marks are alined?
** No.

The gearwheel "detail" markings described above are a bit different from the ones shown in my manual on cd but that manual is for a 2004 TT600RE so that may not mean much; the timing marks are clear enough however.

I take your point about now that the head is off the piston position is not relevant (i.e. it is all about getting the timing marks at the top and those on the crankshaft in alignment).


That's where I am right now; one general question is - is it a good idea to copper slip all of the fixings for the cylinder, cylinder head and rocker cover or only certain ones? The reason I ask is that the grease will affect the torques that are recommended for the various fixings and I assume that the values in the manual are based on "dry" bolt/nuts/studs (I don't want those 42 kNm cap bolts to come loose again!!!).
** I never bother. That's no answer I know. You'lll probably be a bit more accurate with the coppaslip.

My last question for tonight is: I have just realised that the first gasket to be fitted between the crankcase and the cyl can go in either way up; it does not have a unique way of going in like the next one for the cyl head - the manual says fit it as per the illustration but that picture is not very good or clear about which way round the gasket is. So, which way is up for this gasket? (The difference appears to be a few (3 actually) little protrusions on the gasket that stick out a bit when it is bolted up - the choice is one to the front with two to the back, or vice versa.
Install it so that all the holes line up with the items that they should line up with (yes, difficult to explain). You'll find that the rearmost bolthole for the allen bolt on the chain tunnel will only line up in one position.

Do not forget the big O-ring at the foot of the cilinder!

Auke

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