engine oil YAMAHA WR 250F 2013 Owner's Guide

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CLUTCH
REMOVING THE CLUTCH BOSS
1. Remove:
•Nut "1"
• Lock washer "2"
• Clutch boss "3"
Straighten the lock washer tab and
use the clutch holding tool "4" to hold
the clutch boss.
A. For USA and CDN
B. Except for USA and CDN
CHECKING THE CLUTCH
HOUSING AND BOSS
1. Inspect:
• Clutch housing "1"
Cracks/wear/damage→Replace.
• Clutch boss "2"
Scoring/wear/damage→Replace.
CHECKING THE PRIMARY DRIVEN
GEAR
1. Check:
• Circumferential play
Free play exists→Replace.
• Gear teeth "a"
Wear/damage→Replace.CHECKING THE CLUTCH
SPRINGS
1. Measure:
• Clutch spring free length "a"
Out of specification→Replace
springs as a set.
CHECKING THE FRICTION
PLATES
1. Measure:
• Friction plate thickness
Out of specification→Replace
friction plate as a set.
Measure at all four points.
CHECKING THE CLUTCH PLATES
1. Measure:
• Clutch plate warpage
Out of specification→Replace
clutch plate as a set.
Use a surface plate "1" and thick-
ness gauge "2".CHECKING THE PUSH LEVER
SHAFT
1. Inspect:
• Push lever shaft "1"
Wear/damage→Replace.
CHECKING THE PUSH ROD
1. Inspect:
• Push rod 1 "1"
• Bearing "2"
• Washer "3"
• Push rod 2 "4"
•Ball "5"
Wear/damage/bend→Replace.
INSTALLING THE PUSH LEVER
SHAFT
1. Install:
• Push lever shaft "1"
• Bolt (push lever shaft) "2"
• Apply the lithium soap base grease
on the oil seal lip.
• Apply the engine oil on the push le-
ver shaft.
• Fit the seat plate "3" in the groove
"a" of the push lever shaft and tight-
en the bolt (seat plate).
Clutch holding tool:
YM-91042/90890-04086
Clutch spring free
length:
37.0 mm (1.46 in)
: 36.0 mm (1.42
in)
Friction plate thickness:
2.9–3.1 mm (0.114–
0.122 in)
: 2.7 mm (0.106
in)
Warp limit:
0.1 mm (0.004 in)
Bolt (push lever shaft):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)

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CLUTCH
INSTALLING THE CLUTCH
1. Install:
• Primary driven gear "1"
• Thrust washer "2"
• Clutch boss "3"
Apply the engine oil on the primary
driven gear inner circumference.
2. Install:
• Lock washer "1"
• Nut (clutch boss) "2"
Use the clutch holding tool "3" to hold
the clutch boss.
A. For USA and CDN
B. Except for USA and CDN
3. Bend the lock washer "1" tab.
4. Install:
• Seat plate "1"
• Cushion spring "2"
• Install the seat plate with its cham-
fered portion "a" facing the clutch
boss "3".
• Install the seat plate so that it is not
caught on the step "b".
• Install the cushion spring with the
paint "c" facing out.
5. Install:
• Friction plate 1 "1"
• Clutch plate 1 "2"
• Friction plate 2 "3"
• Clutch plate 2 "4"
• Install the clutch plates and friction
plates alternately on the clutch
boss, starting with a friction plate
and ending with a friction plate.
• Use the friction plates 1 for the first
and final while paying attention to
the difference in surface pattern.
• Apply the engine oil on the friction
plates and clutch plates.
• Unlike the clutch plate 2, the clutch
plate 1 has no surface gloss. Use
the clutch plate 1 for the first while
paying attention to the difference in
surface gloss.
6. Install:
•Bearing "1"
• Washer "2"
• Circlip "3"
To push rod 1 "4".
Apply the engine oil on the bearing
and washer.
7. Install:
• Push rod 2 "1"
•Ball "2"
• Push rod 1 "3"
Apply the engine oil on the push rod
1, 2 and ball.
8. Install:
• Pressure plate "1"
9. Install:
• Clutch spring "1"
• Bolt (clutch spring) "2"
Tighten the bolts in stage, using a
crisscross pattern.
Nut (clutch boss):
75 Nm (7.5 m•kg, 54
ft•lb)
Clutch holding tool:
YM-91042/90890-04086
Bolt (clutch spring):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)

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OIL FILTER ELEMENT AND WATER PUMP
OIL FILTER ELEMENT AND WATER PUMP
REMOVING THE OIL FILTER ELEMENT AND WATER PUMP
Order Part name Q'ty Remarks
Drain the engine oil. Refer to "CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL"
section in the CHAPTER 3.
Drain the coolant. Refer to "CHANGING THE COOLANT" sec-
tion in the CHAPTER 3.
Radiator hose 3 Disconnect at water pump side.
Exhaust pipe Refer to "REMOVING THE EXHAUST PIPE
AND SILENCER" section in the CHAPTER 3.
Brake pedal Refer to "ENGINE REMOVAL" section.
Engine guard
1 Oil filter element cover 1
2 Oil filter element 1
3 Water pump housing 1
4 Oil delivery pipe 1
5 Bolt (oil hose) 1
6 Kickstarter crank 1
7 Right crankcase cover 1
8 Impeller 1 Refer to removal section.

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OIL FILTER ELEMENT AND WATER PUMP
INSTALLING THE RIGHT
CRANKCASE COVER
1. Install:
• Dowel pin "1"
• O-ring "2"
•Collar "3"
• Gasket "4"
Apply the lithium soap base grease
on the O-ring.
2. Install:
• Right crankcase cover "1"
• Bolt (right crankcase cover) "2"
• Apply the engine oil on the impeller
shaft end.
• Mesh the impeller shaft gear "3"
with primary drive gear "4".
• Tighten the bolts in stage, using a
crisscross pattern.
INSTALLING THE KICKSTARTER
CRANK
1. Install:
• Kickstarter crank "1"
• Washer
• Bolt (kickstarter crank)
Install so that there is a clearance "a"
of 13 mm (0.51 in) or more between
the kickstarter and frame and that the
kickstarter does not contact the
crankcase cover when it is pulled.
2. Install:
• Oil hose "1"
• Bolt (oil hose) "2"
3. Install:
• Copper washer "1"
• Oil delivery pipe "2"
• Union bolt (M8) "3"
• Union bolt (M10) "4"
First tighten the union bolts temporar-
ily. Then retighten them with the width
"a" across flats of the oil delivery pipe
held tight with a spanner.
INSTALLING THE WATER PUMP
HOUSING
1. Install:
• Dowel pin "1"
• O-ring "2"
Apply the lithium soap base grease
on the O-ring.
2. Install:
• Water pump housing "1"
• Bolt (water pump housing) "2"
Bolt (right crankcase
cover):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)
Bolt (kickstarter crank):
33 Nm (3.3 m•kg, 24
ft•lb)
Bolt (oil hose):
8 Nm (0.8 m•kg, 5.8
ft•lb)
Union bolt (M8):
18 Nm (1.8 m•kg, 13
ft•lb)
Union bolt (M10):
20 Nm (2.0 m•kg, 14
ft•lb)
Bolt (water pump hous-
ing):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)

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BALANCER
REMOVING THE BALANCER
1. Straighten the lock washer tab.
2. Loosen:
• Nut (primary drive gear) "1"
• Nut (balancer shaft driven gear)
"2"
Place an aluminum plate "a" between
the teeth of the balancer shaft drive
gear "3" and driven gear "4".
3. Remove:
• Balancer shaft "1"
When removing the balancer shaft,
align the center "a" of the balancer
shaft weight along the line connecting
the centers of the crankshaft and bal-
ancer shaft.
CHECKING THE PRIMARY DRIVE
GEAR, BALANCER SHAFT DRIVE
GEAR AND BALANCER SHAFT
DRIVEN GEAR
1. Inspect:
• Primary drive gear "1"
• Balancer shaft drive gear "2"
• Balancer shaft driven gear "3"
Wear/damage→Replace.CHECKING THE BALANCER
SHAFT
1. Inspect:
• Balancer shaft
Cracks/damage→Replace.
INSTALLING THE BALANCER
1. Install:
• Balancer shaft "1"
• Apply the engine oil on the bearing.
• When installing the balancer shaft,
align the center "a" of the balancer
shaft weight along the line connect-
ing the centers of the crankshaft
and balancer shaft.
2. Install:
• Balancer shaft driven gear "1"
Install the balancer shaft driven gear
onto the balancer shaft while aligning
the punch mark "a" on the balancer
shaft driven gear with the lower spline
"b" on the balancer shaft end.
3. Install:
• Balancer shaft drive gear "1"
• Align the punched mark "a" on the
balancer shaft drive gear with the
punched mark "b" on the balancer
shaft driven gear "2".
• Align the punched mark "c" on the
balancer shaft drive gear with the
lower spline "d" on the crankshaft
end.
4. Install:
• Lock washer "1"
• Nut (balancer shaft driven gear)
"2"
• Primary drive gear "3"
• Lock washer "4"
• Nut (primary drive gear) "5"
• Install the primary drive gear with its
stepped side "a" facing the engine.
• Place an aluminum plate "b" be-
tween the teeth of the balancer
shaft drive gear "6" and driven gear
"7".
5. Bend the lock washer tab.
Nut (balancer shaft driv-
en gear):
50 Nm (5.0 m•kg, 36
ft•lb)
Nut (primary drive gear):
75 Nm (7.5 m•kg, 54
ft•lb)

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OIL PUMP
REMOVING THE OIL TANK
Order Part name Q'ty Remarks
Drain the engine oil.Refer to "CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL"
section in the CHAPTER 3.
1 Oil hose 2 1
2 Oil hose 1 1
3 Dowel pin 2
4 Oil tank breather hose 1
5 Oil tank 1
6 Oil strainer 1

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OIL PUMP
CHECKING THE OIL PUMP
1. Inspect:
• Oil pump drive gear "1"
• Oil pump drive shaft "2"
• Rotor housing "3"
• Oil pump cover "4"
Cracks/wear/damage→Replace.
2. Measure:
• Tip clearance "a"
(between the inner rotor "1" and
outer rotor "2")
• Side clearance "b"
(between the outer rotor "2" and
rotor housing "3")
• Housing and rotor clearance "c"
(between the rotor housing "3"
and rotors "1" "2")
Out of specification→Replace the
oil pump assembly.3. Check:
• Unsmooth→Repeat steps #1 and
#2 or replace the defective parts.
INSTALLING THE OIL PUMP
1. Install:
• Oil pump drive shaft "1"
• Washer "2"
• Dowel pin "3"
• Inner rotor 1 "4"
• Apply the engine oil on the oil pump
drive shaft and inner rotor 1.
• Fit the dowel pin into the groove in
the inner rotor 1.
2. Install:
• Outer rotor 1 "1"
Apply the engine oil on the outer rotor
1.
3. Install:
• Oil pump cover "1"
• Screw (oil pump cover) "2"
• Dowel pin "3"
• Inner rotor 2 "4"
• Circlip "5"
• Apply the engine oil on the inner ro-
tor 2.
• Fit the dowel pin into the groove in
the inner rotor 2.
4. Install:
• Outer rotor 2 "1"
• Dowel pin "2"
• Oil pump assembly "3"
• Bolt (oil pump assembly)
[L = 25 mm (0.94 in)] "4"
• Bolt (oil pump assembly)
[L = 30 mm (1.18 in)] "5"
Apply the engine oil on the outer rotor
2.
5. Install:
• Oil pump drive gear "1"
• Washer "2"
• Circlip "3"
Apply the engine oil on the oil pump
drive gear inner circumference.
Tip clearance "a":
0.12 mm or less (0.0047
in or less)
: 0.20 mm
(0.008 in)
Side clearance "b":
0.09–0.17 mm (0.0035–
0.0067 in)
: 0.24 mm
(0.009 in)
Housing and rotor clear-
ance "c":
0.03–0.10 mm (0.0012–
0.0039 in)
: 0.17 mm
(0.0067 in)
Screw (oil pump cover):
1.7 Nm (0.17 m•kg, 1.2
ft•lb)
Bolt (oil pump assem-
bly):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)
Bolt (oil pump assem-
bly):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)

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KICK SHAFT AND SHIFT SHAFT
INSTALLING THE STOPPER
LEVER
1. Install:
• Torsion spring "1"
• Stopper lever "2"
• Bolt (stopper lever) "3"
Align the stopper lever roller with the
slot on segment.
INSTALLING THE SHIFT GUIDE
AND SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY
1. Install:
• Spring "1"
• Pawl pin "2"
•Pawl "3"
To shift lever "4".
Apply the engine oil on the spring,
pawl pin and pawl.
2. Install:
• Shift lever assembly "1"
To shift guide "2".3. Install:
• Shift lever assembly "1"
• Shift guide "2"
• The shift lever assembly is installed
at the same time as the shift guide.
• Apply the engine oil on the bolt
(segment) shaft.
4. Install:
• Bolt (shift guide) "1"
INSTALLING THE SHIFT SHAFT
1. Install:
• Roller "1"
• Collar "2"
• Torsion spring "3"
• Shift shaft "4"
Apply the engine oil on the roller and
shift shaft.
2. Install:
• Shift pedal
Refer to "AC MAGNETO AND
STARTER CLUTCH" section.INSTALLING THE KICK SHAFT
ASSEMBLY
1. Install:
• Kick gear "1"
• Washer "2"
• Circlip "3"
• Ratchet wheel "4"
• Spring "5"
• Washer "6"
• Circlip "7"
To kick shaft "8".
• Apply the molybdenum disulfide oil
on the inner circumferences of the
kick gear and ratchet wheel.
• Align the punch mark "a" on the
ratchet wheel with the punch mark
"b" on the kick shaft.
2. Install:
• Torsion spring "1"
To kick shaft "2".
Make sure the stopper "a" of the tor-
sion spring fits into the hole "b" on the
kick shaft.
3. Install:
• Spring guide "1"
Slide the spring guide into the kick
shaft, make sure the groove "a" in the
spring guide fits on the stopper of the
torsion spring.
Bolt (stopper lever):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)
Bolt (shift guide):
10 Nm (1.0 m•kg, 7.2
ft•lb)

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KICK SHAFT AND SHIFT SHAFT
4. Install:
• Kick shaft assembly "1"
• Washer "2"
• Apply the molybdenum disulfide
grease on the contacting surfaces
of the kick shaft stopper "a" and kick
shaft ratchet wheel guide "3".
• Apply the engine oil on the kick
shaft.
• Slide the kick shaft assembly into
the crankcase and make sure the
kick shaft stopper "a" fits into the
kick shaft ratchet wheel guide.
5. Hook:
• Torsion spring "1"
Turn the torsion spring clockwise and
hook into the proper hole "a" in the
crankcase.
INSTALLING THE KICK IDLE
GEAR
1. Install:
• Kick idle gear "1"
• Washer "2"
• Circlip "3"
• Apply the engine oil on the kick idle
gear inner circumference.
• Install the kick idle gear with its de-
pressed side "a" toward you.

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AC MAGNETO AND STARTER CLUTCH
AC MAGNETO AND STARTER CLUTCH
REMOVING THE AC MAGNETO AND STARTER CLUTCH
Order Part name Q'ty Remarks
Drain the engine oil.Refer to "CHANGING THE ENGINE OIL"
section in the CHAPTER 3.
Seat and fuel tankRefer to "REMOVING THE SEAT, FUEL
TANK AND SIDE COVERS" section in the
CHAPTER 3.
Disconnect the AC magneto lead.
1 Shift pedal 1
2 Cover (torque limiter) 1
3 Torque limiter 1 Do not disassemble.
4 Crankcase cover (left) 1
5 Gasket 1
6 Dowel pin 2
7* Nut (rotor) 1 Refer to TIP.
8 Rotor 1 Refer to removal section.
9 Woodruff key 1
10 Starter clutch drive gear 1
11 Starter clutch assembly cover 1