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CRANKSHAFT
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• Make sure the characters “d” on both the con-
necting rod and connecting rod cap are
aligned.
4. Tighten:
• Connecting rod nuts
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WARNING
EWA13390
• Replace the connecting rod bolts and nuts
with new ones.
• Clean the connecting rod bolts and nuts.
TIP
Tighten the connecting rod nuts using the follow-
ing procedure.
a. Tighten the connecting rod nuts with a torque
wrench.
b. Put a mark “1” on the corner of the connecting
rod nut “2” and the connecting rod cap “3”.
c. Tighten the connecting rod nuts further to
reach the specified angle 90

.
WARNING
EWA13400
If the connecting rod nut is tightened more
than the specified angle, do not loosen the
nut and then retighten it. Instead, replace the
connecting rod bolt and nut with a new one
and perform the procedure again.
NOTICE
ECA19930
• Do not use a torque wrench to tighten the
connecting rod nut to the specified angle.
• Tighten the nut until it is at the specified an-
gle.
TIP
On a hexagonal nut, note that the angle from
one corner to another is 60

.
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5. Install:
• Balancer big end bearings
•
Balancer connecting rod
• Balancer connecting rod cap
(onto the crankshaft pin)
TIP
• Align the projections “a” on the balancer big
end bearings with the notches “b” in the bal-
ancer connecting rod and balancer connecting
rod cap.
• Be sure to reinstall each balancer big end bear-
ing in its original place.
• Make sure the “Y” marks “c” on the balancer
connecting rod face towards the left side of the
crankshaft.
•
Make sure the characters “d” on both the bal-
ancer connecting rod and balancer connecting
rod cap are aligned.
Connecting rod nut (1st)
16 N·m (1.6 kgf·m, 12 lb·ft)
T
R
.
.
Connecting rod nut (2nd)
Specified angle 90

T
R
.
.