Connecting Rod Bearing: Service and Repair

Removal

1. Remove the oil pan.





2. Remove the oil pan baffle.





3. CAUTION: The connecting rod hearing caps and the connecting rods are a matched set. Installing the incorrect connecting rod bearing cap on a connecting rod may result in engine damage.

Remove the connecting rod bearing cap.





4. Remove the connecting rod bearing.
5. Repeat the procedure until all the crankshaft main bearings are removed.

Installation

1. The connecting rod bearings are precision fit.





2. CAUTION: The connecting rod bearings must be lubricated with Super Premium SAE 5W-30 Motor Oil XO-5W30-QSP or equivalent meeting Ford specification WSS-M2C153-G.

Install the connecting rod bearing.





3. Install the connecting rod bearing cap.
4. Repeat the procedure until all the connecting rod bearings are installed.





5. Install the oil pan baffle.
6. Install the oil pan.