Yamaha YZF-R1 1998 Service Manual page 206

CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
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c. Put a piece of Plastigauge
crankshaft pin.
d. Assemble the connecting rod halves.
NOTE:
• Do not move the connecting rod or
crankshaft until the clearance mea-
surement has been completed.
• Lubricate the bolt threads and nut
seats with molybdenum
grease.
• Make sure that the "Y" mark c on the
connecting rod faces towards the left
side of the crankshaft.
• Make sure that the characters d on
both the connecting rod and connect-
ing rod cap are aligned.
e. Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
CAUTION:
ACHTUNG:
• When tightening the connecting rod
nuts, be sure to use an F-type torque
wrench.
• Without pausing, tighten the connect-
ing rod nuts to the specified torque.
Apply continuous torque between 2.0
and 3.6 m • kg. Once you reach 2.0 m •
kg, DO NOT STOP TIGHTENING until
the specified torque is reached. If the
tightening is interrupted between 2.0
and 3.6 m • kg, loosen the connecting
rod nut to less than 2.0 m • kg and
start again.
Refer to "INSTALLING THE PISTONS
AND CONNECTING RODS".
Connecting rod nut
36 Nm (3.6 m • kg)
f. Remove the connecting rod and big
end bearings.
Refer to "REMOVING THE CONNECT-
ING RODS AND PISTONS".
g. Measure the
®
width e on the crankshaft
gauge
pin.
If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bear-
ing clearance is out of specification,
select replacement big end bearings.
ENG
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1 on the
disulfide
compressed Plasti-