Yamaha XVS13AWC Service Manual page 284

NOTE:
• Do not move the connecting rod or crankshaft
until the clearance measurement has been
completed.
• Lubricate the bolts threads and nut seats with
molybdenum disulfide grease.
• Make sure the projection "c" on the connecting
rod faces towards the left side of the crank-
shaft.
• Make sure the characters "d" on both the con-
necting rod and connecting rod cap are
aligned.
d
e. Tighten the connecting rod bolts.
Refer to "INSTALLING THE CONNECTING
RODS" on page 5-79.
f. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to "REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS" on page 5-77.
g. Measure the compressed Plastigauge®
width "e" on the crankshaft pin.
If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing
clearance is out of specification, select re-
placement big end bearings.
e
L LLL L LLL L L LLL L L LLL L
4. Select:
• Big end bearings (P
1
c
L LLL L L LLL L LLL
–
P )
2
NOTE:
• The numbers "a" stamped into the crankshaft
web and the numbers "b" on the connecting
rods are used to determine the replacement
big end bearing sizes.
• P –P refer to the bearings shown in the crank-
1 2
shaft illustration.
P
1
For example, if the connecting rod P
crankshaft web P numbers are 5 and 1 re-
spectively, then the bearing size for P
P (connecting rod) - P (crankshaft)
1
=
5 - 1 = 4 (green)
Bearing color code
1.Blue 2.Black 3.Brown 4.Green
5.Yellow
5-78
CRANKSHAFT
P
2
a
1
and the
1
is:
1