Installing The Bearing Retainer; Assembling The Crankcase - Yamaha YZF-R15 Service Manual

Rough movement → Replace.
• Oil seal
Damage/wear → Replace.

INSTALLING THE BEARING RETAINER

1. Install:
• Bearing retainer "1"
NOTE:
• Install the bearing retainer "1" with its "OUT"
mark "a" facing outward.
• Apply locking agent (LOCTITE®) to the
threads of the bearing retainer bolt.
Bearing retainer bolt
7 Nm (0.7 m·kg, 5.1 ft·lb)
LOCTITE
a
1

ASSEMBLING THE CRANKCASE

1. Thoroughly clean all the gasket mating sur-
faces and crankcase mating surfaces.
2. Apply:
• Sealant
(onto the crankcase mating surfaces)
Yamaha bond No. 1215
NOTE:
Do not allow any sealant to come into contact
with the oil gallery.
3. Install:
• Right crankcase
NOTE:
Turn the shift drum segment "1" to the position
shown in the illustration. In this position, the shift
drum segment teeth will not contact the crank-
case during crankcase installation.
4. Install:
• Crankcase bolts
Crankcase bolt
10 Nm (1.0 m·kg, 7.2 ft·lb)
NOTE:
Tighten each bolt 1/4 of a turn at a time, in stag-
es and in the proper sequence as shown.
• M6 × 70 mm : "7–9", "11"
• M6 × 55 mm : "14", "15"
• M6 × 45 mm : "1–5", "10"
A
5
4
3,13
B
A. Left crankcase
B. Right crankcase
5-59
CRANKCASE
1
7
1,6 1,6
8
9
2,12 2,12
10
11
14
15