Yamaha FZS1000(N) 2001, Service Manual

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CRANKCASE
ENG
CAUTION:
NOTE:
NOTE:
NOTE:
Do not interchange the crankshaft journal
bearings. To obtain the correct crankshaft-
journal-to-crankshaft-journal-bearing clear-
ance and prevent engine damage, the crank-
shaft journal bearings must be installed in
their original positions.
a. Clean the crankshaft journal bearings,
crankshaft journals, and bearing portions of
the crankcase.
b. Place the upper crankcase upside down on a
bench.
c. Install the crankshaft journal upper bearings
1 and the crankshaft into the upper crank-
case.
Align the projections
a
of the crankshaft journal
upper bearings with the notches b in the crank-
case.
d. Put a piece of Plastigauge

2 on each
crankshaft journal.
Do not put the Plastigauge

over the oil hole in
the crankshaft journal.
e. Install the crankshaft journal lower bearings
1 into the lower crankcase and assemble
the crankcase halves.
Align the projections
a
of the crankshaft jour-
nal lower bearings with the notches b in the
crankcase.
Do not move the crankshaft until the clearance
measurement has been completed.