Honda VFR800F 2014 Service Manual page 265

CRAN
KS
HAFT/PISTON/CYLI NDER
Do not rotate the
crankshaft during
inspection.
OIL CLEARANCE INSPECTION
Remove the
crankshaft (page
13-4)
Clean
off
any
oil
from
the bearing inserts and
main
journals.
lnstall
the
crankshaft onto
the
upper crankcase
(page
13-5).
Put a strip of
plastigauge [1] lengthwise on each
main
journal
avoiding the
oil
hole.
lnstall
the
10
x
16 mm dowel pins
['1]
and
8
x
14
mm
dowel pin
[2].
Carefully
install
the lower crankcase
['1]
onto the upper
crankcase.
Clean the crankcase
main
journal
9 mm bolts
in
solvent,
and dry them thoroughly.
Apply engine
oil to the crankcase main journal
bolt
threads and seating sudaces.
lnstall the crankcase main
journal
bolts
[2].
Make sure
the
upper and lower crankcase are seated
securely.
Tighten the crankcase
main
journal
bolts
in
numerical
order cast on
the
lower crankcase
in
several steps to
the specified torque.
Further tighten the crankcase main
journal
bolts
90'.
TORQUE:20 N'm (2.0
kgf'm,
15lbf'ft)+
90"
Remove the crankcase main
journal 9 mm bolt
and the
lower crankcase.
13-7