Honda C8R600F4 Service Manual page 221

OIL CLEARANCE INSPECTION
Do not rotate the
Clean off any oil from the bearing inserts
and
crank-
crankshaft during
pin.
inspection.
Carefully install the crankshaft onto the upper crank-
case.
Set the connecting rods onto the crankpin.
Put a strip of plastioauoB IBnothwise on the crank-
pin avoiding the oil hole.
Carefully install the bearing caps by aligning the l.D.
code.
Apply engine oil to the connecting rod bcoring cop
nut threads and seating surfaces and install them.
Tighten the cap nuts in 2 or 3 steps.
TORQUE : 25 N·rn (2.6 kgf·m, 19 I bf.ft)
Remove the bearing caps and measure the
compressed plastigauge at its widest point on the
crankpin to determine the oil clearance.
SERVICE LIMIT: 0.06 mm
(0.002 in)
If the oil clearance exceeds the service limit, select
the correct replacement bearings.
BEARING SELECTION
Record the connecting rod l.D. code numbers.
NOTE:
Numbers (1 or 2) on the connecting rods are the
codes for the connecting rod l.D.
CRANKSHAFT /PISTON/CYLINDER
12-9