Yamaha FX10X 2008, Service Manual

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ENG
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
4. Lubricate:
• Piston
• Piston rings
• Cylinder
(with the recommended lubricant)
5. Lubricate:
• Bolt threads
• Nut seats
(with the recommended lubricant)
6. Lubricate:
• Crankshaft pins
• Big end bearings
• Connecting rod inner surface
(with the recommended lubricant)
7. Install:
• Big end bearings
• Connecting rod assembly
1
(into the cylinder and onto the crankshaft pin).
• Connecting rod cap
(onto the connecting rod)
NOTE:
• Align the projections on the big end bearings with
the notches in the connecting rods and connect-
ing rod caps.
• Be sure to reinstall each big end bearing in its
original place.
• While compressing the piston rings with piston
ring compressor
2
, install the connecting rod
assembly into the cylinder with the other hand.
• Make sure that the “Y” marks
a
on the connect-
ing rods face towards the right side (AC magneto
rotor side) of the crankshaft.
• Make sure that the characters
b
on both the con-
necting rod and connecting rod cap are aligned.
Recommended lubricant:
Engine oil
Recommended lubricant:
Molybdenum disulfide grease
Recommended lubricant:
Engine oil
Piston ring compressor:
90890-05158, YM-08037