Installing The Crankshaft - Yamaha TRACER MT09TRA Service Manual

e. Install the balancer shaft journal lower bear-
ings "1" into the lower crankcase and assem-
ble the crankcase halves.
TIP
• Align the projections "a" of the balancer shaft
journal lower bearings with the notches "b" in
the crankcase.
• Do not move the balancer shaft until the clear-
ance measurement has been completed.
f. Tighten the bolts to specification in the tight-
ening sequence cast on the crankcase. Refer
to "CRANKCASE" on page 5-56.
g. Remove the lower crankcase and the balanc-
er shaft journal lower bearings.
h. Measure the compressed Plastigauge®
width "a" on each balancer shaft journal. If the
balancer shaft-journal-to-balancer shaft-jour-
nal-bearing clearance is out of specification,
select replacement balancer shaft journal
bearings.
a
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4. Select:
• Balancer shaft journal bearing (J
TIP
• The numbers "A" stamped into the balancer
shaft web and the numbers "B" stamped into
the lower crankcase are used to determine the
replacement balancer shaft journal bearing siz-
es.
• "J
"–"J " refer to the bearings shown in the
1 2
balancer shaft and lower crankcase illustration.
• If "J
"–"J " are the same, use the same size
1 2
CRANKSHAFT AND BALANCER SHAFT
1
a
b
–J )
1 2
for all of the bearings.
For example, if the crankcase "J
ancer shaft web "J
spectively, then the bearing size for "J
"J " (crankcase) - "J
1
5 - 2 = 3 (brown)
Bearing color code
1.Blue 2.Black 3.Brown 4.Green
5.Yellow
J
1
J J
1 2
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INSTALLING THE CRANKSHAFT

1. Install:
• Crankshaft journal upper bearings
(into the upper crankcase)
• Crankshaft journal lower bearings
(into the lower crankcase)
• Crankshaft
TIP
• Align the projections "a" on the crankshaft jour-
nal bearings "1" with the notches "b" in the
5-74
1
" numbers are 5 and 2 re-
1
" (balancer shaft web) =
1
J J
B
1 2
" and bal-
" is:
1
J
2