ENGINE
engine rear mounting through boft
pa
sses through rhe crankcase haln's.
Ubter
or
moisture frequently e
mu
s the
crankcase in this area as the
bolt
is not
sealed
/0
the crankcase on
ei
t
her
si
tl
e.
By
nOt
sealing the external
sec
tion
of
this area, any
wOler
that enters this
area
will
be
able
10
drain back alii. Be
sure
/0
apply sealant
to
the circular
sealing surface D,
Fi
g
ur
e 265 inward
of
this section
of
the crankcase.
Th
is
will prevent any water or moisture/rom
emering
Ihe
crankca
se.
II
. Apply a light coat
of
the re
co
mmended ty
pe
of
gasket scaler to the sealing surfaces
oflhc
right-
hand crank
case
half. Cover
only
flat surfaces. not
curved bearing surfaces. Make
th
e coating as thin.
but still completely cover
ed,
or the
case
can s
hi
ft
and
hamme
r out
bearing
s.
12
. Position the right-hand crankcase half onto
th
e
left-hand crankca
se
half
. Tap them together lightly
I3S
with a plastic mallet
or
so
ft
fa
ced mallet
-do
not
use a
melal hammer as it will
damage
the case.
CAUTION
Crankcase halves sh
ould
fit
together
without force.
If
the crankca
se
hall
'es
do
nOt
fit
together completely.
,10
not
attempt
10
pull
them together with the a
cra
nk
case
bolts.
Separate
the
crankcase
hah
'es
and
im
'estigare Ihe
ca
li
se
of
Ihe interference.
If
the
transmission shafts were
disassembled,
re
check 10
make
sure Ihal a
ge
ar
is
nOl
inSlallell backward
s.
Do
nOI risk
damage
Uy
tr
yi
ng to force Ihe cases
together.
13.
Before
in
stalling the bolts. slowly spin the
transmission shafts
and
shift the transmission
through a
ll
gears using the shift
drum
. Make s
ure
the shift forks are operating
pr
operly
and
that you
can
shift through all gears. Al
so
spin the
cranks
haft-make
sure it moves freely with no
binding. This is the time to find that something may
be installed
incorrectly-not
after the crankcase is
completely assembled.
14
.
In
stall the crankcase boi
lS
in the left-hand side
(Fig
ur
e 257)
and
tighten
in
a crisscross pattern to
the torque specification
listed
in
Ta
bl
e 2.
NOTE
Jr
walla
new sealing washer IInder the
rear rjgll/-llarul
bolt
(
W;
Figllre 260
).
15
. Insta
ll
the crankcase boilS
in
the right-hand
side
(Figu
re
260) and tighten
in
a c
ri
sscross pattern
10
the t
or
que
speci
fi
cation listed
in
Ta
bl
e 2 .
1
6.
After
th
e bol
ts
have been tightened. slowly spin
the transmission shaft
s.
Also spin the crankshaft,
make sure it moves freely with no binding.
If
there
is a small
amo
unt
of
b
in
ding.
ca
refully tap
on
the
left-hand
end
of the crankshaft with a plas
ti
c
or
soft-faced ma
ll
et. Du ring the assembly procedure.
the crankshaft wi
ll
"settle-down" into the le
ft
-hand
crankca
se
and bearing and needs to be nudged back
a little.
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