700XSC (MaximX)

ENGINE OIL

At 5°C(40°F) or Higher:  Yamalube 4-Cycle Oil or SAE 20W40 Type SE Motor Oil

At15°C(60°F) or Lower: SAE 10W30 Type SE Motor Oil

Steering Head Inspection

1.  Place the motorcycle on its centerstand, then elevate the front wheel.

2.  Check the steering assembly bearings. Grasp the bottom of the forks and gently rock the fork assembly back and forth. Adjust if any looseness can be detected.

Adjustment

PISTON AND CAM CHAIN GUIDE

Mark each piston so it can be reinstalled in the appropriate cylinder. 
1. Remove: 
• Piston pin clips 1
• Piston pins 2

OIL PUMP AND OIL PAN

1   Chain cover
2   Oil pump sprocket
3   Oil pump drive sprocket 
4   Oil pump cover
5   Inner rotor
6   Spring
7   Relief valve
8   Shaft
9    Dowel pin
10   Outer rotor
11   Dowel pin
12   O-ring

IGNITION TIMING CHECK

Flywheel is marked as follows:

(1) Pickup coil mark

(2) TDC for No. 1 cylinder

(3) Firing range for the No. 1 cylinder

1. Check:

• Ignition timing

CRANKSHAFT AND CONNECTING ROD

Crankshaft Runout

1.  Place both ends of crankshaft on V-blocks.

2.  Rotate Crankshaft

3.  Measure the crankshaft runout at main journal bearings. Use a Dial Gauge (90890-03097).

REMOVAL 

Middle Drive Gear

NOTE:
Middle drive gear and its shims can be removed without separating the engine.

1. Remove the clutch cover. Refer to "ENGINE DISASSEMBLY."

PISTON AND CYLINDER

1 Cylinder head gasket
2 Dowel pin
3 Drain bolt
4  Oil delivery pipe
5  O-ring
6 Cylinder base gasket
7 Piston ring
8 Piston pin clip
9 Piston pin 
10 Copper washer

1. Install:
• Piston rings (onto the pistons)

STARTER MOTOR

SHIFTER AND MIDDLE GEAR

1. Remove:
• Crankcase cover (Left) 1
• Gasket
• Dowel pin 2
• Shift shaft 3
• Shift lever 4
• Oil level maintaining plug 5

2. Remove: