Connecting Rod: Specifications

Connecting Rod Sub-Assembly
Maximum bend 0.05 mm (0.0020 inch) per 100 mm (3.94 inch)
Maximum twist 0.15 mm (0.0059 inch) per 100 mm (3.94 inch)

Connecting Rod Bolt
Standard diameter 7.200 to 7.300 mm (0.2835 to 0.2874 inch)
Minimum diameter 7.00 mm (0.2756 inch)

Connecting Rod Bolt Torque and Sequence
Install and alternately tighten the 2 connecting rod cap bolts in several steps.
Torque 25 Nm (250 kgf-cm, 18 ft. lbs.)





Mark the front of the connecting cap bolts with paint.
Retighten the cap bolts 90° as shown in the illustration.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.