Yamaha 2007 XP500 Service Manual page 277

g. Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
ECA15B1040
CAUTION:
When tightening the connecting rod nuts,
G
be sure to use an F-type torque wrench.
After tightening the connecting rod nut to
G
the specified torque, turn the connecting
rod nut another+90°.
Refer to "INSTALLING THE CONNECTING
RODS" on page 5-67.
Connecting rod nut
16 Nm (1.6 m•kg, 11 ft•lb)
h. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to "REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS" on page 5-62.
i. Measure the compressed Plastigauge®
width "e" on the crankshaft pin.
If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing
clearance is out of specification, select re-
placement big end bearings.
CRANKCASE AND CRANKSHAFT
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4. Select:
Big end bearings ("P
G
NOTE:
The numbers "A" stamped into the crankshaft
G
web and the numbers "1" on the connecting
rods are used to determine the replacement
big end bearing sizes.
"P ","P ","P " refer to the bearings shown in
G
1 2 3
the crankshaft illustration.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
For example, if the connecting rod "P
the crankshaft web "P
"1" respectively, then the bearing size for "P
is:
"P " (connecting rod) - "P
1
=
4 - 1 = 3 (brown)
5-64
","P ","P ")
1 2 3
" and
1
" numbers are "4" and
1
" (crankshaft)
1
"
1