Main Journal Bearing Inspection; Oil Clearance Inspection - Honda VTR1000F Service Manual

CRANKSHAFT /PISTON/CYLINDER
MAIN JOURNAL BEARING
Remove the crankshaft (page 12-3).
BEARING INSPECTION
Check the bearing inserts for unusual wear or peel-
ing.
Check the bearing tabs for damage.
OIL CLEARANCE INSPECTION
Do not rotate the
Clean off any oil from the bearing inserts and main
crankshaft during
journals.
inspection.
Install the crankshaft onto the upper crankcase.
12-4
Put a strip of plastigauge lengthwise on each main
journal avoiding the oil hole.
Install the dowel pins.
Carefully install the lower crankcase on the upper
crankcase.
Apply oil to the 10 mm special bolt threads and seat-
ing surfaces and install them.
Tighten the bolts in a crisscross pattern in 2 or 3
steps.
TORQUE: 42 N·m (4.3 kgf·m , 31 Ibf·ft)
Remove the lower crankcase and measure the
compressed plastigauge at its widest point on each
main journal to determine the oil clearance.
SERVICE LIMIT:
0.048 mm (O.0019 in)
If the oil clearance exceeds the service limit, select
the correct replacement bearings.