Yamaha XJR1300 (L) '99, Service Manual

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ENG
CRANKSHAFT
NOTE:
Refer to “INSTALLING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
Connecting rod nut
36 Nm (3.6 m kg)
f. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to “REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
g. Measure the compressed Plastigauge

width 1 on the crankshaft pin.
If the clearance is out of specification, select
replacement big end bearings.
6. Select:
big end bearings (P
1
X
P
4
)
The numbers stamped into the crankshaft web
and the numbers on the connecting rods are
used to determine the replacement big end
bearing sizes.
“P1”
X
“P4” refer to the bearings shown in the
crankshaft illustration.
For example, if the connecting rod “P
1
” and the
crankshaft web “P
1
” numbers are “4” and “1” re-
spectively, then the bearing size for “P1” is:
Bearing size for “P
1
”:
“P
1
” (connecting rod) – “P
1
”
(crak-kshaft) =4 – 1 = 3 (brown)
BIG END BEARING COLOR CODE
1 Blue
2 Black
3 Brown
4 Green