Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual: Crankshaft Removal

Kawasaki Ninja Service Manual / Crankshaft/Transmission / Crankshaft and Connecting Rods / Crankshaft Removal

Split the crankcase (see Crankcase Splitting).
Remove: Connecting Rod Big End Nuts [A] Connecting Rod Big End Caps [B]

NOTE

Mark and record the locations of the connecting rods and their big end caps so that they can be reassembled in their original positions.

Crankshaft Removal

Remove the crankshaft [A].

Crankshaft Removal

Remove the thrust washers [A] from the #3 main journal of the upper crankcase half as follows.

Slide [B] the thrust washers upward and remove them.

Crankshaft Removal

Crankshaft and Connecting Rods

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Crankshaft Installation

NOTE If the crankshaft is replaced with a new one, refer to the Connecting Rod Big End Bearing/Crankshaft Main Bearing Insert Selection in the Specifications. NOTICE If the crankshaft, bearing in ...

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