Yamaha 1999 XVS1100, Service Manual

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CRANKSHAFT AND CONNECTING RODS
ENG
4-64
NOTE:
Refer to “INSTALLING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
Connecting rod nut
48 Nm (4.8 m kg)
f. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to “REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
g. Measure the compressed Plastigauge

width 1 on each crankshaft pin.
If the clearance is out of specification, select
replacement big end bearings.
4. Select:
big end bearings (P
1
,P
2
)
The numbers 1 stamped into the crankshaft
web and the numbers 2 on the connecting
rods are used to determine the replacement
big end bearing sizes.
“P
1
,P
2
” refer to the bearings shown in the
crankshaft illustration.
For example, if the connecting rod “P
1
” and the
crankshaft web “P
1
” numbers are “4” and “1” re-
spectively, then the bearing size for “P
1
” is:
Bearing size for “P
1
”:
“P
1
” (connecting rod) – “P
1
”
(crankshaft web) =
4 – 1 = 3 (brown)
Rear cylinder lower bearing / Front cylinder up-
per and lower bearing.
BEARING COLOR CODE
1 blue
2 black
3 brown
4 green
5 yellow
Rear cylinder upper bearing
BEARING COLOR CODE
1
black
2
black
3 brown
4
green
5
green