Installing The Balancer Shaft - Yamaha Vmax VMX17C 2009 Service Manual

TIP
• Align the projections "a" on the crankshaft jour-
nal bearings "1" with the notches "b" in the
crankcase.
• Be sure to install each crankshaft journal bear-
ing in its original place.
c. Oil groove
2. Install:
• Timing chains "1"
(onto the crankshaft sprocket)
• Crankshaft "2"
TIP
• Pass the timing chain through the timing chain
cavity.
• To prevent the timing chain from falling into the
crankcase, secure it with a wire.
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2
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INSTALLING THE BALANCER SHAFT

1. Install:
• Balancer shaft journal upper bearings
(into the upper crankcase)
• Balancer shaft journal lower bearings
(into the lower crankcase)
TIP
• Align the projections "a" on the balancer shaft
journal bearings "1" with the notches "b" in the
crankcase.
• Be sure to install each balancer shaft journal
bearing in its original place.
1
a c
b
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CRANKSHAFT AND BALANCER
c. Oil groove
2. Install:
• Balancer shaft "1"
TIP
Align the punch mark "a" in the crankshaft with
the punch mark "b" in the balancer shaft.
1
b
1
a
b
c
a