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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
3. Measure:
• piston ring end gap
Out of specification
→
Replace the piston
ring.
NOTE:
@
The oil ring expander spacer’s end gap cannot
be measured. If the oil ring rail’s gap is exces-
sive, replace all three piston rings.
@
Piston ring oversize
• Top and 2nd piston rings
The size of the top and 2nd oversize piston
rings is stamped on the top of each ring.
• Oil ring
The expander spacer of the oil ring is color-
coded for size identification.
Piston ring end gap
Top ring
0.35 ~ 0.50 mm
<Limit>: 0.75 mm
2nd ring
0.35 ~ 0.50 mm
<Limit>: 0.75 mm
Oil ring
0.2 ~ 0.8 mm
Oversize 1
0.25 mm
Oversize 2
0.50 mm
Size
Mark
Oversize 1
25
Oversize 2
50
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CHECKING THE PISTON PINS
The following procedure applies to all of the
piston pins.
1. Check:
• piston pin
Blue discoloration/grooves
→
Replace the
piston pin and then check the lubrication
system.
Summary of Contents for VMX12 2001
Page 1: ...VMX12 2001 3LRD AE1 SERVICEMANUAL ...
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Page 9: ...GEN INFO 1 ...
Page 11: ...GEN INFO ...
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Page 22: ...SPEC 2 ...
Page 24: ...SPEC ...
Page 52: ...2 28 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Camshaft 2 Main gallery 3 Crankshaft 4 Oil level switch ...
Page 54: ...2 30 SPEC OIL FLOW DIAGRAMS 1 Crankshaft 2 Oil pipe 3 Oil filter ...
Page 65: ...CHK ADJ 3 ...
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Page 126: ...ENG 4 ...
Page 130: ...ENG ...
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Page 237: ...COOL 5 ...
Page 239: ...COOL ...
Page 258: ...CARB 6 ...
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Page 273: ...CHAS 7 ...
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Page 390: ...ELEC 8 ...
Page 396: ...8 4 ELEC SWITCHES ...
Page 417: ...8 25 ELEC STARTER MOTOR 3 Install O rings 1 bolts 2 New T R 5 Nm 0 5 m kg ...
Page 445: ...TRBL SHTG 9 ...