Yamaha FZ6-SS 2004 Service Manual

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5-77CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS ENGNOTE:15 Nm (1.5 mkg, 11 ftlb) + 150CAUTION:6. Install: big end bearings connecting rod assembly(into the cylinder and onto the crankshaft pin) connecting rod cap(onto the connecting rod) Align the projections on the big end bearingswith the notches in the connecting rods andconnecting rod caps. Be sure to reinstall each big end bearing in itsoriginal place. While compressing the piston rings with onehand, install the connecting rod assembly intothe cylinder with the other hand. Make sure that the “Y” marks a on the con-necting rods face towards the left side of thecrankshaft. Make sure that the characters b on both theconnecting rod and connecting rod cap arealigned.7. Align: bolt heads(with the connecting rod caps)8. Tighten: connecting rod nutsa. Replace the connecting rod bolts and nutswith new ones.Tighten the connecting rod bolts using theplastic-region tightening angle method.Always install new bolts and nuts.b. Clean the connecting rod bolts.c. Tighten the connecting rod bolts.d. Put a mark 1 on the corner of the connectingrod nut 2 and the connecting rod 3 .