Yamaha FZ6-ST Supplementary Service Manual page 29

CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
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q. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to "REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS AND PISTONS".
r. Measure the compressed Plastigauge
width on the crankshaft pin.
If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing
clearance is out of specification, select
replacement big end bearings.
2. Select:
• big end bearings (P1 ~ P4)
NOTE: NOTE:
• The numbers stamped into the crankshaft
web and the numbers
rods are used to determine the replacement
big end bearing sizes.
• "P1" ~ "P4" refer to the bearings shown in the
crankshaft illustration.
For example, if the connecting rod "P
crankshaft web "P " numbers are "5" and "2"
1
respectively, then the bearing size for "P
"P " (connecting rod) – "P
1
(crankshaft) =
5 – 2 = 3 (brown)
BIG END BEARING COLOR CODE
1
2
3
4
ENG
®
on the connecting
" and the
1
" is:
1
"
1
Blue
Black
Brown
Green