Yamaha FX10X 2008 Service Manual page 253

CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
Replace the connecting rod bolts and nuts with
new ones.
Tighten the connecting rod bolts using the
plastic-region tightening angle method. Always
install new bolts and nuts.
When the nut is tightened more than the speci-
fied angle, do not loosen the nut and then
retighten it.
Replace the bolt and nut with a new one and
perform the procedure again.
• Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the nut
• Tighten the nut until it is at the specified
NOTE:
When using a hexagonal nut, note that the angle
from one corner to another is 60°.
5-67
8. Align:
• Bolt heads
(with the connecting rod caps)
9. Tighten:
• Connecting rod nuts
WARNING
CAUTION:
• Clean the connecting rod bolts and nuts.
• Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
Connecting rod nut:
1st:
20 Nm (2.0 m · kg, 14 ft · lb)
• Put a mark a on the corner of the connecting
rod nut 1 and the connecting rod 2.
• Tighten the connecting rod nut further to
reach the specified angle (115 ~ 125°).
Connecting rod nut:
Final:
Specified angle 115 ~ 125°
WARNING
CAUTION:
to the specified angle.
angles.
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