If you feel too much or too little drag, loosen the locknut with the tappet adjust wrench set, and turn the adjusting screw until the drag on the feeler gauge is correct.

Tighten the locknut to the specified torque, and recheck the clearance. Repeat the adjustment if necessary.

Specified Torque

7 x 0.75 mm

14 N·m (1.4 kgf·m, 10 lbf·ft)

Apply new engine oil to the nut threads.