Yamaha FZ8NA Service Manual page 340

h. Put a mark "1" on the corner of the con-
necting rod bolt "2" and the connecting rod
cap "3".
i. Tighten the connecting rod bolts further to
reach the specified angle 145°–155°.
Connecting rod bolt (final)
Specified angle 145°–155°
EWA13400
WARNING
If the connecting rod bolt is tightened more
than the specified angle, do not loosen the
bolt and then retighten it. Instead, replace
the connecting rod bolt with a new one and
perform the procedure again.
ECA13950
Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the
connecting rod bolt to the specified angle.
j. After the installation, check that the section
shown "a" is flush with each other by touch-
ing the surface.
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
k. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
l. Measure the compressed Plastigauge®
width on the crankshaft pin. If the crank-
shaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing clearance is
out of specification, select replacement big
end bearings.
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2. Select:
• Big end bearings (P
TIP
• The numbers "A" stamped into the crank-
shaft web and the numbers "1" on the con-
necting rods are used to determine the
replacement big end bearings sizes.
• "P "–"P " refer to the bearings shown in the
1 4
crankshaft illustration.
For example, if the connecting rod "P
the crankshaft web "P
and "2" respectively, then the bearing size
for "P " is:
1
"P " (connecting rod) - "P
1
2 = 3 (brown)
Bearing color code
5-75
–P )
1 4
" numbers are "5"
1
" (crankshaft) = 5 -
1
1: Blue 2: Black 3: Brown 4:
Green
" and
1