Yamaha FZS1000N, Service Manual

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CRANKCASE
ENG
NOTE:
CAUTION:
c. Put a piece of Plastigauge

1 on the crank-
shaft pin.
d. Assemble the connecting rod halves.
Do not move the connecting rod or crankshaft
until the clearance measurement has been
completed.
Apply molybdenum disulfide grease onto the
bolts, threads, and nut seats.
Make sure that the “Y” mark
c
on the connect-
ing rod faces towards the left side of the crank-
shaft.
Make sure that the characters
d on both the
connecting rod and connecting rod cap are
aligned.
e. Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
When tightening the connecting rod nuts,
be sure to use an F-type torque wrench.
Without pausing, tighten the connecting
rod nuts to the specified torque. Apply con-
tinuous torque between 2.0 and 3.6 m kg.
Once you reach 2.0 m kg, DO NOT STOP
TIGHTENING until the specified torque is
reached. If the tightening is interrupted be-
tween 2.0 and 3.6 m kg, loosen the con-
necting rod nut to less than 2.0 m kg and
start again.
Refer to “INSTALLING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
Connecting rod nut
36 Nm (3.6 m kg, 25 ft lb)
f. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to “REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
g. Measure the compressed Plastigauge

width on the crankshaft pin.
If the clearance is out of specification, select
replacement big end bearings.