Installing The Connecting Rods - Yamaha 2007 XP500 Service Manual

EAS26150

INSTALLING THE CONNECTING RODS

1. Install:
Big end bearings "1"
G
NOTE:
Align the projections "a" on the big end bear-
G
ings with the notches "b" in the connecting rods
and connecting rod caps.
Be sure to reinstall each big end bearing in its
G
original place.
2. Install:
Connecting rods
G
NOTE:
The stamped "Y" mark "a" on the connecting
G
rods should face towards the left side of the
crankcase.
Install each connecting rod in its original place.
G
3. Install:
Connecting rod cap
G
NOTE:
Be sure that the characters "a" on the side of the
cap and connecting rod are aligned.
CRANKCASE AND CRANKSHAFT
4. Tighten:
Connecting rod nuts
G
NOTE:
Apply molybdenum disulfide grease to the rod
cap bolt threads and nut surfaces.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
EWA13390
WARNING
Replace the connecting rod bolts and nuts
G
with new ones.
Clean the connecting rod bolts and nuts.
G
NOTE:
Tighten the connecting rod bolts using the fol-
lowing procedure.
b. Clean the connecting rod bolts and nuts.
c. Tighten the connecting rod nuts with a torque
wrench.
Connecting rod nut
16 Nm (1.6 m•kg, 11 ft•lb) + 90°
d. Put a mark "1" on the corner of the connect-
ing rod nut "2" and the connecting rod "3".
e. After tightening the connecting rod nut to the
specified torque, turn the connecting rod nut
clockwise another 90°.
EWA13400
WARNING
If the connecting rod nut is tightened more
than the specified angle, do not loosen the
nut and then retighten it. Instead, replace the
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