CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
5-64
• While compressing the piston rings one
hand, install the connecting rod assembly
into the cylinder with the other hand.
• Make sure the “Y” marks “a” on the connect-
ing rods face towards the left side of the
crankshaft.
• Make sure the characters “b” on both the
connecting rod and connecting rod cap are
aligned.
8. Tighten:
• Connecting rod nuts “1”
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WARNING
EW2C01007
Replace the connecting rod bolts and nuts
with new ones.
NOTE:
Tighten the connecting rod nuts using the fol-
lowing procedure.
a. Tighten the connecting rod nuts with a
torque wrench.
b. Put a mark “1” on the corner of the con-
necting rod nut “2” and the connecting rod
“3”.
c. Tighten the connecting rod nuts further to
reach the specified angle 175
°
–185
°
.
WARNING
EWA13400
If the connecting rod nut is tightened more
than the specified angle, do not loosen the
nut and then retighten it. Instead, replace
the connecting rod bolt and nut with a new
one and perform the procedure again.
CAUTION:
ECA13950
Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the
connecting rod nut to the specified angle.
NOTE:
On a hexagonal nut, note that the angle from
one corner to another is 60
°
.
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Connecting rod nut (1st)
15 Nm (1.5 m·kg, 11 ft·lb)
5F
a
b
Connecting rod nut (final)
Specified angle 175
°
–185
°
Summary of Contents for 2008 YZF-R6X
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Page 57: ...LUBRICATION POINTS AND LUBRICANT TYPES 2 26 ...
Page 60: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 29 EAS20410 LUBRICATION DIAGRAMS 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 62: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 31 1 2 3 4 8 7 6 5 ...
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Page 71: ...LUBRICATION SYSTEM CHART AND DIAGRAMS 2 40 1 Oil pipe 2 Main axle 3 Drive axle ...
Page 72: ...COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 2 41 EAS20420 COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 1 2 3 4 ...
Page 74: ...COOLING SYSTEM DIAGRAMS 2 43 A A 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 13 8 9 15 14 9 10 11 12 ...
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Page 286: ...TRANSMISSION 5 77 ...
Page 300: ...WATER PUMP 6 13 ...
Page 316: ...AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 7 15 EAS27040 AIR INDUCTION SYSTEM 2 1 2 4 3 4 3 6 4 5 A A ...
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Page 324: ...IGNITION SYSTEM 8 1 EAS27090 IGNITION SYSTEM EAS27110 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
Page 330: ...ELECTRIC STARTING SYSTEM 8 7 EAS27160 ELECTRIC STARTING SYSTEM EAS27170 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
Page 336: ...CHARGING SYSTEM 8 13 EAS27200 CHARGING SYSTEM EAS27210 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
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Page 340: ...LIGHTING SYSTEM 8 17 EAS27240 LIGHTING SYSTEM EAS27250 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
Page 344: ...SIGNALING SYSTEM 8 21 EAS27270 SIGNALING SYSTEM EAS27280 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
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Page 352: ...COOLING SYSTEM 8 29 EAS27300 COOLING SYSTEM EAS27310 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
Page 355: ...COOLING SYSTEM 8 32 ...
Page 356: ...FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM 8 33 EAS27330 FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM EAS27340 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
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Page 396: ...FUEL PUMP SYSTEM 8 73 EAS27550 FUEL PUMP SYSTEM EAS27560 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM ...
Page 399: ...FUEL PUMP SYSTEM 8 76 ...
Page 400: ...ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8 77 EAS27970 ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ...
Page 402: ...ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8 79 1 5 4 3 2 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 15 16 17 18 ...
Page 404: ...ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS 8 81 EAS27980 CHECKING THE SWITCHES ...
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