BMW-Motorrad - 0B54 - F 800 R, K73 12

11 31 551 Removing/installing or replacing timing chain (engine removed)

Preparatory work
Removing oil filter
Removing starter
Removing flange for heat exchanger with coolant lines
Securing engine to assembly stand
Removing direct ignition coils
Remove the cylinder head cover
Checking valve clearance
Locking engine at firing TDC
Removing chain tensioner
Removing camshaft bearing cap unit
Removing both camshafts
Removing timing chain slide rail
Removing pinion
Removing oil pan
Remove the swing-arm shaft cover and oil pressure control
valve
Removing right crankcase cover
Releasing TDC locator
Removing shift lever
Removing left crankcase cover
Removing selector shaft
Removing bottom crankcase half
Removing shaft sealing ring for gearbox output shaft

Core activity
(-) Lifting crankshaft
Removing crankshaft main bearing caps

Mark both main bearing caps prior to removal to ensure that they
can be reinstalled in their original positions.
Do not mix up the two main bearing caps.
Remove screws (1) and remove both main bearing caps (2).

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Move crankshaft (3) up by turning it slightly and insert a suitable

provisional support (arrow) to hold it in the raised position.

(-) Removing timing chain (crankshaft raised)

If you intend re-using timing chain (1), be sure to mark the direction
of rotation on the chain prior to removal.
Lift timing chain (1) off the sprocket and remove.

(-) Removing timing-chain tensioning rail

Remove screw (1).

Work timing chain tensioning rail (2) down to remove.

Checking timing-chain tensioner rail

Check

Measure the depth of the track worn into the timing-chain tensioner
rail.

Technical data
Track depth in Wear limit max 0.8 mm
timing-chain
tensioner rail and
slide rail

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Result:

Measurement indicates that tracks are too deep.

Measure:

Replace the timing-chain tensioner rail.

(-) Installing timing-chain tensioner rail

Clean the threads.

Insert timing-chain tensioning rail (2) from below.
Install screw (1).

Tightening torques
Chain tensioner rail to engine block
M6, Replace screw 10 Nm
Thread-locking compound (Micro
-encapsulated)

(-) Installing timing chain (crankshaft raised)

Insert new timing chain (1) into the chain cavity and loop it over the
sprocket on the crankshaft.

(-) Lowering crankshaft

Before lowering crankshaft (3), lubricate all bearing seats with

engine oil.
Remove provisional support (arrow).
Carefully ease crankshaft (3) down into position in the bearing
shells.

Installing crankshaft main bearing caps (crankshaft installed)

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Clean the mating faces.

Install main bearing caps (2), making sure that the reamed pins
(arrows) are correctly positioned.
Make sure that the marks indicating the correct installed position
match.
Use an electronic torque wrench/angle-of-rotation tightening tool
when tightening.
Workshop equipment
Electronic torque wrench/angle-of-rotation tightening tool

Tightening sequence for main bearing caps

Tighten screws (1) to (8) in the appropriate tightening sequence.

Tightening torques
Main bearing cap
M8 x 77 - 10.9, Replace screw Tightening
Collar flat of screw lightly oiled sequence: See
repair manual
Tightening torque,
15 Nm
Additional angle of
rotation, 45+5°
−5

Follow-up work
Installing bottom half of crankcase
Installing shaft sealing ring, gearbox output shaft
Installing selector shaft
Installing left crankcase cover
Installing shift lever
Installing TDC locator
Install the cover for swing-arm shaft
Installing oil pan
Installing pinion
Installing both camshafts
Installing timing-chain slide rail
Securing camshaft bearing cap unit
Installing camshaft bearing cap unit
Install the chain tensioner
Checking engine timing
Releasing TDC locator
Checking engine timing

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Rechecking valve clearance

Installing screw (in hole for TDC locating screw)
Installing cylinder head cover
Installing direct ignition coils
Installing right crankcase cover
Removing engine from assembly stand
Installing flange for heat exchanger with coolant lines
Installing starter
Installing oil filter

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