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CRANKSHAFT
g. Remove the lower crankcase and the
crankshaft journal lower bearings.
h. Measure the compressed Plasti-
gauge
width
c
on each crankshaft
journal.
If the clearance is out of specification,
select replacement crankshaft jour-
nal bearings.
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2. Select:
• crankshaft journal bearings (J
1
~ J
5
)
NOTE:
• The numbers stamped into the crank-
shaft web and the numbers stamped
into the lower crankcase are used to
determine the replacement crankshaft
journal bearing sizes.
• “J
1
” ~ “J
5
” refer to the bearings shown
in the crankshaft illustration.
• If “J
1
” ~ “J
5
” are the same, use the
same size for all of the bearings.
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For example, if the crankcase “J
1
” and
crankshaft web “J
1
” numbers are “8”
and “3” respectively, then the bearing
size for “J
1
” is:
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Bearing size for J
1
:
“J
1
” (crankcase) – “J
1
” (crankshaft
web) =
8 – 3 = 5
CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL BEARING
COLOR CODE
1
blue
2
3
black
4
5
brown
6
7
green
8
9
yellow
10
11
violet
Summary of Contents for YZF-R7
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