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ENG
CRANKSHAFT
a. Clean the crankshaft journal bearings,
crankshaft journals, and bearing portions of
the crankcase.
b. Place the upper crankcase upside down on
a bench.
c. Install the crankshaft journal upper bearings
and the crankshaft into the upper crank-
case.
NOTE:
@
Align the projections
a
of the crankshaft jour-
nal upper bearings with the notches
b
in the
upper crankcase.
@
d. Put a piece of Plastigauge
®
1
on each
crankshaft journal.
NOTE:
@
Do not put the Plastigauge
®
over the oil hole in
the crankshaft journal.
@
e. Install the crankshaft journal lower bearings
into the lower crankcase and assemble the
crankcase halves.
NOTE:
@
• Align the projections of the crankshaft journal
lower bearings with the notches in the lower
crankcase.
• Do not move the crankshaft until the clear-
ance measurement has been completed.
@
f. Tighten the bolts to specification in the tight-
ening sequence cast on the crankcase.
*
With a washer
NOTE:
@
Lubricate the bolt threads with engine oil.
@
g. Remove the lower crankcase and the crank-
shaft journal lower bearings.
h. Measure the compressed Plastigauge
®
width
2
on each crankshaft journal. If the
crankshaft-journal-to-crankshaft-journal-
bearing clearance is out of specification,
select replacement crankshaft journal bear-
ings.
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Crankcase bolt
40 Nm (4.0 m • kg)
Summary of Contents for VMX12 2001
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Page 9: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
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Page 22: ...SPEC 2 ...
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Page 52: ...2 28 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Camshaft 2 Main gallery 3 Crankshaft 4 Oil level switch ...
Page 54: ...2 30 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Crankshaft 2 Oil pipe 3 Oil filter ...
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Page 390: ...ELEC 8 ...
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Page 417: ...8 25 ELEC STARTER MOTOR 3 Install O rings 1 bolts 2 New T R 5 Nm 0 5 m kg ...
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