Yamaha Tenere 700 2020, Service Manual

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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
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• Make sure the “Y” marks “b” on the connecting
rods face towards the left side of the crank-
shaft.
g. Tighten the connecting rod bolts with a
torque wrench.
h. Put a mark “1” on the corner of the con-
necting rod bolt “2” and the connecting rod
cap “3”.
i. Tighten the connecting rod bolts further to
reach the specified angle 175–185°.
WARNING
EWA16610
If the bolt is tightened more than the speci-
fied angle, do not loosen the bolt and then re-
tighten it. Instead, replace the bolt with a new
one and perform the procedure again.
NOTICE
ECA20890
Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the
bolt to the specified angle.
j. After the installation, check that the sec-
tion shown “a” is flush with each other by
touching the surface.
k. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
l. Measure the compressed Plastigauge®
width on the crankshaft pin. If the crank-
shaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing clearance is
out of specification, select replacement
big end bearings.
2. Select:
• Big end bearings (P
1
–P
2
)
TIP
• The numbers “A” stamped into the crankshaft
web and the numbers “B” on the connecting
rods are used to determine the replacement
big end bearings sizes.
T
R
.
.
Connecting rod bolt (1st)
20 N·m (2.0 kgf·m, 15 lb·ft)
T
R
.
.
Connecting rod bolt (final)
Specified angle 180°
Oil clearance
0.027–0.051 mm (0.0011–0.0020
in)
1 8 0˚
a