Yamaha Tenere 700 2020, Service Manual

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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
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b. Clean the connecting rod bolts and lubri-
cate the bolt threads and seats with mo-
lybdenum disulfide oil.
c. After installing the big end bearing, as-
semble the connecting rod and connecting
rod cap without installing them onto the
crankshaft.
d. Tighten the connecting rod bolt while
checking that the sections shown “a” and
“b” are flush with each other by touching
the surface.
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To install the big end bearing, care should be
taken not to install it at an angle and the position
should not be out of alignment.
e. Loosen the connecting rod bolt, remove
the connecting rod and connecting rod
cap and install these parts to the crank-
shaft with the big end bearing kept in the
current condition.
3. Install:
• Oil ring expander “1”
• Lower oil ring rail “2”
• Upper oil ring rail “3”
• 2nd ring “4”
• Top ring “5”
TIP
Be sure to install the piston rings so that the
manufacturer’s marks “a” face up.
4. Install:
• Piston “1”
(onto the respective connecting rod “2”)
• Piston pin “3”
• Piston pin clips “4”
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• Apply engine oil onto the piston pin.
• Make sure that the “Y” mark “a” on the connect-
ing rod faces left when the punch mark “b” on
the piston is pointing up as shown.
• When installing a piston pin clip, make sure
that the clip ends “c” are positioned away from
the cutout “d” in the piston as shown in the illus-
tration.
• Reinstall each piston into its original cylinder.
5. Lubricate:
• Piston
• Piston rings
• Cylinder
(with the recommended lubricant)
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Connecting rod bolt
30 N·m (3.0 kgf·m, 22 lb·ft)
a. Side machined face
b. Thrusting faces
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b
a
3
1
2
4
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d
c
4
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