Honda BF40D Manuel D'utilisation page 196

Connecting rod bearing selection table:
Connecting rod big end I.D. code number
Crank pin
1
journal
1
code letter
2
A Red
B Pink
3
C Yellow
D Green
4
Selection table:
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Connecting rod bearing center thickness: 1.5 mm (0.06 in)
Code
6
ID color
letter
G Red -0.008 - -0.005 mm (-0.0003 - -0.0002 in)
7
F Pink -0.005 - -0.002 mm (-0.0002 - -0.0001 in)
8
E Yellow -0.002 - +0.001 mm (-0.0001 - +0.00004 in)
D Green +0.001 - +0.004 mm (+0.00004 - +0.0002 in)
9
C Brown +0.004 - +0.007 mm (+0.0002 - +0.0003 in)
B Black +0.007 - +0.010 mm (+0.0003 - +0.0004 in)
10
A Blue +0.010 - +0.013 mm (+0.0004 - +0.0005 in)
11 The connecting rod bearings are available in the seven I.D.
colors (Blue, Black, Brown, Green, Yellow, Pink and Red in this
order) at intervals of 0.003 mm (0.0001 in) in tolerance.
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4) The oil clearance includes the enlargement amount of the
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housing caused by crash.
Select the bearings so the oil clearance is 0.020 - 0.038
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mm (0.0008 - 0.0015 in).
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5) Align the projection on the bearing with the cutout in the
connecting rod and in the connecting rod cap. Install the
16 bearing with care not to damage the sliding surface.
6) Check the connecting rod bearing oil clearance after
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installing the selected bearing (P. 10-13).
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10-17
2 3
Bearing identification color
Pink Yellow Green
Yellow Green Brown
Green Brown Black
Brown Black Blue
Tolerance
4
[1]
PROJECTION
[2]
IDENTIFICATION
COLOR
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