Checking The Connecting Rods - Yamaha MTN1000 2016 Service Manual

EAS30750

CHECKING THE CONNECTING RODS

1. Measure:
• Crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing clearance
Out of specification  Replace the big end
bearings.
Oil clearance
0.032–0.054 mm (0.0013–0.0021
in)
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The following procedure applies to all of the
connecting rods.
ECA13930
NOTICE
Do not interchange the big end bearings and
connecting rods. To obtain the correct
crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing
ance and prevent engine damage, the big
end bearings must be installed in their origi-
nal positions.
a. Clean the big end bearings, crankshaft pins,
and the inside of the connecting rods halves.
b. Install the big end upper bearing into the con-
necting rod and the big end lower bearing into
the connecting rod cap.
TIP
Align the projections "a" on the big end bearings
with the notches "b" in the connecting rod and
connecting rod cap.
b
c. Put a piece of Plastigauge® "1" on the crank-
shaft pin.
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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
clear-
a
d. Assemble the connecting rod halves.
ECA18390
NOTICE
Tighten the connecting rod bolts using the
plastic-region tightening angle method. Al-
ways install new bolts.
TIP
• Clean the connecting rod bolts and lubricate
the bolt threads and seats with molybdenum
disulfide oil.
• Make sure that the projection "a" on the con-
necting rod cap faces the same direction as the
"Y" mark "b" on the connecting rod.
• After installing the big end bearing, assemble
the connecting rod and connecting rod cap
without installing them onto the crankshaft.
a
TIP
Install by carrying out the following procedures in
order to assemble in the most suitable condition.
e. Tighten the connecting rod bolt while check-
ing that the sections shown "a" and "b" are
flush with each other by touching the surface.
Connecting rod bolt
30 N·m (3.0 kgf·m, 22 lb·ft)
TIP
To install the connecting rod cap, care should be
taken not to install it at an angle and the position
should not be out of alignment.
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b