Connecting Rod, Engine

Install the connecting rod bearings, position the connecting rod cap and loosely install the 2 new bolts.

Connecting rod bolts
Tighten the connecting rod bolts in the sequence shown.
^ Stage 1: Tighten to 43 Nm (32 ft. lbs.).
^ Stage 2: Tighten an additional 105 degrees.





Connecting rod-to-pin clearance 0.009-0.0235 mm (0.0004-0.0093 inch)
Connecting rod pin bore diameter 22.012-22.024 mm (0.8666-0.8671 inch)
Connecting rod length (center-to-center) 169.1 mm (6.6575 inch)
Connecting rod maximum allowed bend ± 0.038 mm (0.0015 inch)
Connecting rod maximum allowed twist a ± 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch)
Connecting rod side clearance 0.475-0.125 mm (0.0187-0.0049 inch)

a The pin bore and crank bearing bore must be parallel and in the same vertical plane within the specified total difference when measured at the ends of a 203 mm bar, 105.5 mm on each side of rod centerline.