Yamaha XVS650 Service Manual page 267

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Ring gear thrust washer clearance mea-
surement steps:
• Remove the ring gear assembly.
• Place four pieces of Plastigauge®
between the originally installed ring gear
thrust washer and the ring gear.
• Install the ring gear assembly and tighten
the bolts to specification.
Bolt (bearing housing):
23 Nm (2.3 m • kg, 16.6 ft • Ib)
NOTE:
When using Plastigauge® to measure the
ring gear thrust washer clearance do not
turn the shaft drive and ring gear.
• Remove the ring gear assembly.
• Measure the ring gear thrust washer
clearance and the width of the flattened
Plastigauge®
CD.
.If the clearance is correct, install the ring
gear assembly.
• If out of specification, select the correct
th rust washer.
Ring gear thrust washer selection steps:
• Using the following chart select the suit-
able thrust washer.
Ring gear thrust washer clear-
ance:
0.1 .... 0.2 mm (0.004 ..., 0.008 in)
Thrust washer
Thickness (mm) 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0
.Repeat the measurement steps until the
ring gear thrust washer clearance is
within the specified limits.
Ring gear thrust washer clear-
ance:
0.1 .... 0.2 mm (0.004 .... 0.008 in)
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