Yamaha FX10X 2008, Service Manual

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5-64
ENG
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
• 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-
ings.
• Measure the compressed Plastigauge
®
width
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on the crankshaft pin.
If the clearance is out of specification, select
replacement big end bearings.
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11. Select:
• Big end bearings (P1 ~ P3)
NOTE:
• The numbers
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stamped into the crankshaft web
and the numbers 1 on the connecting rods are
used to determine the replacement big end bear-
ing sizes.
• “P1” ~ “P3” refer to the bearings shown in the
crankshaft illustration.
P1
P2
P3
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
0 white
1 blue
2 black
3 brown
4 green
5 yellow
2 2 2 1
3 2 2
P1
P3
P2
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