Yamaha FX10X 2008 Service Manual page 250

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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS

• The numbers È stamped into the crankshaft web

• "P1" ~ "P3" refer to the bearings shown in the

• Tighten the connecting rod nuts.

Refer to "INSTALLATION" in "CONNECTING

RODS AND PISTONS" on page 5-65.

• Remove the connecting rod and big end bear-

• Measure the compressed Plastigauge

on the crankshaft pin.

If the clearance is out of specification, select

replacement big end bearings.

• Big end bearings (P1 ~ P3)

and the numbers 1 on the connecting rods are

used to determine the replacement big end bear-

crankshaft illustration.

Selection of bearings:

• For example, if the connecting rod "P1" and the

crankshaft web "P1" numbers are "6" and "2"

respectively, then the bearing size for "P1" is:

Bearing size for "P1":

"P1" (connecting rod) – "P1" (crankshaft

web) – 1 = 6 – 2 – 1 = 3 (brown)

BIG END BEARING COLOR CODE

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