7-91
POWR
Power unit
2. Select the suitable colors b for the con-
necting rod bearing from the table.
Checking the crankshaft journal oil
clearance
After checking the crankshaft journal oil
clearance, check the crankcase bolts. See
“Checking the crankcase bolt” (7-89).
1. Clean the crankshaft journal bearings,
crankshaft journals, and bearing por-
tions of the crankcase and cylinder block.
2. Place the cylinder block upside down.
3. Install the crankshaft journal bearings 1
and crankshaft 2 into the cylinder block
3.
TIP:
t
• Install the crankshaft journal bearings 1 in
the original positions.
• Insert the protrusion a of each bearing into
the slots in the cylinder block.
4. Place a piece of Plastigauge (PG-1) on
each crankshaft journal b, parallel to the
crankshaft.
TIP:
Do not place the Plastigauge (PG-1) over the
oil hole in each crankshaft journal.
5. Install the crankshaft journal bearings
into the crankcase.
TIP:
• Install the crankshaft journal bearings in the
original positions.
• Insert the protrusion of each bearing into
the slots in the crankcase.
Crankpin mark a Bearing color b
92–00 Yellow
84–91 Green
76–83 Blue
P1 P2P3 P4 P5 P6
P1 P2
P3 P5 P6
P4
a
b
b
1
2
3
a
b