Yamaha MTN1000 2016 Service Manual page 357

a. Side machined face
b. Thrusting faces
f. Loosen the connecting rod bolt, remove the
connecting rod and connecting rod cap and
install these parts to the crankshaft with the
big end bearing kept in the current condition.
TIP
• Do not move the connecting rod or crankshaft
until the clearance measurement has been
completed.
• 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.
• Make sure the "Y" mark "b" on the connecting
rods face towards the left side of the crank-
shaft.
• Install the connecting rod so that the Plasti-
gauge® is in position "c" or "d".
b
a
c
g. Tighten the connecting rod bolts with a torque
wrench.
b
a
d
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
Connecting rod bolt (1st)
h. Put a mark "1" on the corner of the connecting
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)
EWA16610
WARNING
If the bolt is tightened more than the speci-
fied angle, do not loosen the bolt and then re-
tighten it. Instead, replace the bolt with a new
one and perform the procedure again.
ECA20890
NOTICE
Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the
bolt to the specified angle.
j. After the installation, check that the section
shown "a" is flush with each other by touching
the surface.
5-74
24 N·m (2.4 kgf·m, 17 lb·ft)
Specified angle 145–155
150˚