Crankshaft Journal Bearing Inspection And Selection - Suzuki GSX1300BK B-King Service Manual

1D-95 Engine Mechanical:
Crankshaft Journal Bearing Inspection and
Selection
Refer to "Engine Bottom Side Disassembly (Page 1D-
64)".
Refer to "Engine Bottom Side Assembly (Page 1D-72)".
Inspection
1) Inspect each upper and lower crankcase bearing for
any damage.
2) Set the crankshaft onto the upper crank case.
3) Install the plastigauge onto each crankshaft journal
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as shown in the figure.
Special tool
0.076 mm))
NOTE
Do not place the plastigauge on the oil hole.
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4) Mate the lower crankcase with the upper crankcase.
5) Tighten the crankshaft journal bolts (M9) in
ascending order of numbers assigned to these bolts.
Tighten each bolt a little at a time to equalize the
pressure in the following two steps.
NOTE
Do not rotate the crankshaft when a piece of
plastigauge is installed.
Tightening torque
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Crankcase journal bolt (Initial): 18 N·m (1.8 kgf-
m, 13.0 lb-ft)
Crankcase journal bolt (Final): 32 N·m (3.2 kgf-
m, 23.0 lb-ft)
(A): 09900–22301 (Plastigauge (0.025 –
(A)
7 3 1
8 4 2
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5 9
6
10
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