Cylinders And Pistons; Removing The Pistons; Checking The Cylinders And Pistons - Yamaha V Star 950 Service Manual

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REMOVING THE PISTONS

The following procedure applies to all of the
pistons.
1. Remove:
• Circlips "1"
• Piston pin "2"
• Piston "3"
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Do not use a hammer to drive the piston
pin out.
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• Before removing the circlips, cover the crank-
case opening with a clean rag to prevent the
circlips from falling into the crankcase.
• Before removing the piston pin, deburr the
circlips' groove and the piston's pin bore
area. If both areas are deburred and the pis-
ton pin is still difficult to remove, remove it
with the piston pin puller set "4".
Piston pin puller set
90890-01304
Piston pin puller
YU-01304
2. Remove:
• Top ring
• 2nd ring
• Oil ring

CYLINDERS AND PISTONS

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When removing a piston ring, open the end
gap with your fingers and lift the other side of
the ring over the piston crown.
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CHECKING THE CYLINDERS AND PISTONS

The following procedure applies to all of the
cylinders and pistons.
1. Check:
• Piston wall
• Cylinder wall
Vertical scratches → Rebore or replace
the cylinder, and replace the piston and
piston rings as a set.
2. Measure:
• Piston-to-cylinder clearance
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a. Measure the cylinder bore with the cylinder
bore gauge.
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Measure the cylinder bore by taking side-to-
side and front-to-back measurements of the
cylinder. Then, find the average of the mea-
surements.
Bore
85.000–85.010 mm (3.3465–
3.3468 in)
Wear limit
85.100 mm (3.3504 in)
Out of round limit
0.050 mm (0.0020 in)
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