Removing The Balancer Gear; Checking The Oil Pump; Checking The Oil Strainer - Yamaha XT250X Service Manual

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REMOVING THE BALANCER GEAR

1. Straighten the lock washer tab.
2. Loosen:
Balancer driven gear unit "1"
G
NOTE:
Insert aluminum plate "a" between balancer
drive gear "2" and balancer driven gear "3", and
loosen the balancer driven gear nut.
3. Remove:
Balancer drive gear
G
Refer to "CLUTCH" on page 5-30.
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CHECKING THE OIL PUMP

1. Check:
Oil pump driven gear
G
Oil pump housing
G
Oil pump housing cover
G
Cracks/damage/wear → Replace the defec-
tive part(s).
2. Measure:
Inner-rotor-to-outer-rotor-tip clearance "a"
G
Outer-rotor-to-oil-pump-housing
G
"b"
Oil-pump-housing-to-inner-rotor-and-out-
G
er-rotor clearance "c"
Out of specification → Replace the oil pump.
OIL PUMP AND BALANCER GEAR
clearance
1. Inner rotor
2. Outer rotor
3. Oil pump housing
3. Check:
Oil pump operation
G
Rough movement → Repeat steps (1) and
(2) or replace the defective part(s).
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CHECKING THE OIL STRAINER

1. Check:
Oil strainer
G
Damage → Replace.
Contaminants → Clean with solvent.
5-40
Inner-rotor-to-outer-rotor-tip
clearance
0.150 mm (0.0059 in)
Limit
0.200 mm (0.0079 in)
Outer-rotor-to-oil-pump-housing
clearance
0.100–0.151 mm (0.0039–0.0059
in)
Limit
0.221 mm (0.0087 in)
Oil-pump-housing-to-in-
ner-and-outer-rotor clearance
0.04–0.09 mm (0.0016–0.0035 in)
Limit
0.16 mm (0.0063 in)