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CRANKCASEENG
NOTE:
CAUTION:
NOTE:
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DISASSEMBLING THE CRANKCASE
1. Place the engine upside down.
2. Remove:
crankcase bolts
Loosen each bolt 1 / 4 of a turn at a time, in
stages and in a crisscross pattern. After all of
the bolts are fully loosened, remove them.
Loosen the bolts in decreasing numerical or-
der (refer to the numbers in the illustration).
The numbers embossed on the crankcase in-
dicate the crankcase tightening sequence.
M9 105 mm (4.1 in) bolts:
1 10
M8 60 mm (2.4 in) bolt: 11 LOCTITE
M8 60 mm (2.4 in) bolts: 12, 16
M6 70 mm (2.8 in) bolts: 19, 21, 23
M6 65 mm (2.5 in) bolts: 17, 18
M6 60 mm (2.4 in) bolts: 22, 24, 25
M6 50 mm (2.0 in) bolts: 20, 26
M8 50 mm (2.0 in) bolts: 13 15
3. Remove:
lower crankcase
Tap on one side of the crankcase with a soft-
face hammer. Tap only on reinforced por-
tions of the crankcase, not on the crankcase
mating surfaces. Work slowly and carefully
and make sure the crankcase halves sepa-
rate evenly.
4. Remove:
dowel pins
5. Remove:
crankshaft journal lower bearing
(from the lower crankcase)
Identify the position of each crankshaft journal
lower bearing so that it can be reinstalled in its
original place.
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