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Main Bearing Cap

Main Bearing Cap
Install main bearing cap bolts.
Install and uniformly tighten the bearing cap bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown.
Tightening torque
Main bearing cap bolt
49.00 Nm (5.0 kgf-m, 36.16 ft. lbs.) + 90° (1 - 8)
19.60 Nm (2.0 kgf-m, 14.46 ft. lbs.) + 120° (9 - 16)
29.40 - 31.36 Nm (3.0 - 3.2 kgf-m, 21.70 - 23.14 ft. lbs.) (17 - 22)

NOTE:
Always use new main bearing cap bolt.
If any of the bearing cap bolts in broken or deformed, replace it.





Use SST (09221-4A000), install main bearing cap bolts.





Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.