POWR
5-43
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Power unit
NOTE:
Do not turn the connecting rod until the crank
pin oil clearance measurement has been
completed.
5.
Remove the connecting rod cap and
measure the width of the compressed
Plastigauge
®
(PG-1) on each crank pin.
Replace the connecting rod.
Checking the crankshaft
main journal oil clearance
1.
Clean the bearings, main journals, and
bearing portions of the crankcase and
cylinder body.
2.
Place the cylinder body upside down on
a bench.
3.
Install half of the bearings
1
and the
crankshaft
2
into the cylinder body
3
.
3
2
1
a
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Connecting rod bolt:
1st: 10 N·m (1.0 kgf·m, 7.2 ft·lb)
2nd: 22 N·m (2.2 kgf·m, 16 ft·lb)
Crank pin oil clearance:
0.021–0.045 mm
(0.0008–0.0018 in)
c
C
Install the bearings in their original posi-
tions.
NOTE:
Insert the projection
a
of the bearing into the
notch in the cylinder body.
4.
Put a piece of Plastigauge
®
(PG-1) on
each main journal parallel to the crank-
shaft.
NOTE:
Do not put the Plastigauge
®
(PG-1) over the
oil hole in the main journals of the crankshaft.
5.
Install the remaining half of the bearings
into the crankcase.
NOTE:
Insert the projection of the bearing into the
notch in the crankcase.
6.
Install the crankcase onto the cylinder
body and apply engine oil onto the
threads of the crankcase bolts.
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