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Make sure all your bolts are out any tap the sections wit a rubber mallet or a 2x4 small piece. Be gently rough lol

Once the head is separated from the cylinder head: 

The cam shaft is out correct? If so you should be able to remove the two bolts on the side of the head that hold the rocker arm in. That will take the rocker arms out and expose the top of the valve where you can get the spring compressor over the valve.  

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1 hour ago, 06kfx440 said:

Oh no. I'm corrected.

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Didn't find a joint.  Pounded it pretty hard from different angles.

1 hour ago, Frank Angerano said:

You will definitely need the cam and rocker assembly out of your way.  

how do i pull the cam and rockers?

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1 hour ago, 06kfx440 said:

He has gotten the head off. The cylinder sleeve is on the bike. That's what I see from his pictures.

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Sorry, I think I said the wrong thing somewhere :/   06kfx440 is correct.

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I have out the screws and bracket holding the cam in- just dont know how to pull it.  Same with the rockers.  I got 90 days with the valve compressor tho and tomorrow afternoon (tho its gonna be colder here) 😞

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So if you count seven fins  up from the bottom of the head that’s the separation point form the head to the cylinder. 

The cam you may have to just hold the rockers up one at a time to slide the cam out and then the rockers can come out.  

 

Screw one of the bolts that held the sprocket on into the cam to help you grab it better.  

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Take a look at some of these. You are also able to download the manual yourself if you want.  Make sure you take some time and absorb it. You are deep into this now so failure here is not an option.  You have to put this back together the way it came apart and when the bike fires up you will feel great! So take your time and read it and don’t get frustrated.  

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cam is out.  I got one of the rockers out but the other one is stuck.  And I still cannot get the valve compressor to reach down the valves.  The new cylinder that I got is on the bike.  The old one is in the recycling.  

Ok.   how do I download it?

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Nice friken work!!! I will show you my dyi valve tool also lol. Great job.   So carb cleaner will help clean all that Carbon off.  

Remeber to use grease in the rockers, valves etc during reassembly and refer to the manual or Quadcrazy if you aren’t sure of anything  👍👍👍👍👍

 

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