Yamaha FZ6-SS 2004, Service Manual, Page: 299 / 456

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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
ENG
CAUTION:
WARNING
CAUTION:
NOTE:
e. Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
Connecting rod nut
15 Nm (1.5 m
S
kg, 11 ft
S
lb) + 150
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f. Replace the connecting rod bolts with new
ones.
Tighten the connecting rod bolts using the
plastic-region tightening angle method.
Always install new bolts and nuts.
g. Clean the connecting rod bolts.
h. Tighten the connecting rod bolts.
i
Put a mark 1 on the corner of the connecting
rod nut 2 and the connecting rod 3 .
j. Tighten the nut further to reach the specified
angle (150
_
).
When the nut is tightened more than the spe-
cified angle, do not loosen the nut and then
retighten it.
Replace the bolt with a new one and perform
the procedure again.
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Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the
nut to the specified angle.
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Tighten the nut until it is at the specified
angles.
When using a hexagonal nut, note that the
angle from one corner to another is 60
_
k. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to “REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS AND PISTONS”.
l. Measure the compressed Plastigauge

width on the crankshaft pin.
If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing
clearance is out of specification, select re-
placement big end bearings.