Yamaha Tenere 700 2020, Service Manual

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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
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6. Offset:
• Piston ring end gaps
7. Lubricate:
• Crankshaft pin
• Connecting rod big end bearing inner surface
(with the recommended lubricant)
8. Install:
• Connecting rod assemblies “1”
(into the cylinder and onto the crankshaft pin)
• Connecting rod caps
(onto the connecting rod)
TIP
• While compressing the piston ring with piston
ring compressor “2”, install the connecting rod
assembly into the cylinder with the other hand.
• Make sure the “Y” marks “a” on the connecting
rods face towards the left side of the crank-
shaft.
• Make sure that the projection “b” on the con-
necting rod cap faces the same direction as the
“Y” mark “a” on the connecting rod.
• Apply Molybdenum disulfide oil to the threads
and seats of the connecting rod bolt.
9. Tighten:
• Connecting rod bolts
TIP
Tighten the connecting rod bolts using the fol-
lowing procedure.
a. Tighten the connecting rod bolts with a
torque wrench.
b. Put a mark “1” on the corner of the con-
necting rod bolt “2” and the connecting rod
cap “3”.
c. Tighten the connecting rod bolts further to
reach the specified angle 175–185°.
Recommended lubricant
Engine oil
a. 2nd ring
b. Lower oil ring rail
c. Upper oil ring rail
d. Top ring
e. Oil ring expander
A. Exhaust side
Recommended lubricant
Engine oil
Piston ring compressor
90890-05158
Piston ring compressor
YM-08037
A
45˚
a,b c
d,e
45˚
90˚
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°