Crankshaft Journal Bearing - Suzuki GSX1400 Service Manual

CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL BEARING

INSPECTION
• Inspect each bearing of upper and lower crankcases for any
damage.
SELECTION
• Place the plastigauge axially along the crankshaft journal, avoid-
ing the oil hole, as shown.
09900-22301: Plastigauge
Never rotate the crankshaft when a piece of plastigauge
is installed.
• Mate the lower crankcase with the upper crankcase, and tighten
the crank journal bolts (M9) as following two steps in the indi-
cated order.
Crank journal bolt (9 mm)
• Remove the lower crankcase and measure the width of the
compressed plastigauge using the envelope scale. This mea-
surement should be taken at the widest part of the compressed
plastigauge.
Crankshaft journal bearing oil clearance:
Standard: 0.016 – 0.040 mm (0.00063 – 0.00157 in)
Service Limit: 0.080 mm (0.0031 in)
• If the oil clearance exceeds the service limit, select the speci-
fied bearings from the bearing selection table.
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Initial : 18 N . m (1.8 kgf . m, 13 lb-ft)
Initial : 32 N . m (3.2 kgf . m, 24 lb-ft)
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