Main Beraing Installation - Honda Motorcycle Service Manual

One-piece Type:
Press out the main bearing using the special tool and hydraulic
press.
CAUTION
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When removing bearings, always use a hydraulic press
and bearing removal tool t o prevent crankcase damage.
MAlN BEARING INSTALLATION
Two-piece Type:
Install the main bearings into the crankcase
The bearing tabs should be aligned with the grooves in the
case and caps.
Apply molybdenum disulfide solution t o the upper and lower
main bearings.
ATTACHMENT
AND DRIVER
Mark a line perpendicular t o the bearing surface fromeach
edge of the notch as shown.
Apply molybdenum disulfide grease t o the outer face of the
bearing.
Place the bearing in the crankcase by aligning the t w o lines
with the crankcase qroove. Press it into dace usina a hvdraulic
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MAlN BEARING
press.
CAUTION
Take care not t o damage the inside surface of the new
bearing during installation.
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DRIVER AND MAIN
ATTACHMENT BEARING
C R A N K C A S ~ GROOVE
Date of Issue: Sep., 1988
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