Installing The Connecting Rods And Pistons - Yamaha YZF-R6(V) 2006 Service Manual

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2. Select:
• Big end bearings (P
NOTE:
• The numbers stamped into the crankshaft web
and the numbers on the connecting rods are
used to determine the replacement big end
bearing sizes.
• P –P refer to the bearings shown in the crank-
1 4
shaft illustration.
P
2
P
1
2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
5 F
e
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–P )
1 4
P
3
P
4
P P P P
1 2 3 4
CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
For example, if the connecting rod P
crankshaft web P
spectively, then the bearing size for P
P (connecting rod) - P
1
=
5 - 1 = 4 (green)
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INSTALLING THE CONNECTING RODS AND
PISTONS
The following procedure applies to all of the pis-
tons and connecting rods.
1. Install:
• Top ring "1"
• 2nd ring "2"
• Upper oil ring rail "3"
• Oil ring expander "4"
• Lower oil ring rail "5"
NOTE:
Be sure to install the piston rings so that the
manufacturer's marks or numbers "a" face up.
2. Install:
• Piston "1"
(onto the respective connecting rod "2")
• Piston pin "3"
• Piston pin clips "4"
NOTE:
• Apply engine oil onto the piston pin.
• Make sure that the "Y" mark "a" on the connect-
ing rod left when the punch mark "b" on the pis-
ton is pointing up. Refer to the illustration.
• Install the piston pin clips, so that the clip ends
are 3 mm (0.12 in) "c" or more from the cutout
in the piston.
• Reinstall each piston into its original cylinder
(numbering order starting from the left: #1 to
#4).
5-64
numbers are 5 and 1 re-
1
(crankshaft)
1
Bearing color code
1.Blue 2.Black 3.Brown 4.Green
New
and the
1
is:
1