89 TransAlp Manual Crankshaft Transmission 9

CRANKSHAFT/TRANSMISSION

CONNECTING ROD/CRANKSHAFT INSTALLATION

Install the crankpin bearings on the connecting rods and bear-ing caps, aligning the tabs on the bearing with the grooves in the rods and caps.

Apply molybdenum disulfide grease to the crankpin bearings.

Install the connecting rods and bearing caps and tighten the bearing cap nuts.

TORQUE: 34 N-m (3.4 kg-m. 25 ft-lb)

NOTĘ

•    Tighten the bolts in a crisscross pattern in 2—3 steps.

•    Make surę the connecting rods rotate smoothly after tight-ening the cap nuts.

Apply molybdenum disulfide grease to the main journals.

M0S2

Remove the oil jets from the left and right crankcase.

Check the pieces for clogging.

Check the O-ring for damage.

Install them and install the crankshaft to the left crankcase.

(2) O-RING

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