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Connecting Rod Refinishing Dimensions

Engine 116.962/963/965 Engine 117.963/967/968
Center of Connecting Rod Bearing Bore to Center of Bushing Bore 138.050/137.950 154.550/154.450
Width of Connecting Rod at Bearing Bore 24.890/24.857 24.890/24.857
Width of Connecting Rod at Bearing Bore 28.000/27.900 mm 28.000/27.900 mm
Basic Bore for Bearing Shells 51.619/51.600 51.619/51.600
Basic Bore for Bushing 26.021/26.000 29.021/29.000
Bushing Inner Diameter 23.013/23.007 mm 26.013/26.007 mm
Roughness of Bushing, Inside 0.004 mm 0.004 mm
Permissible Offset of Bearing Bore Relative to Bushing Bore 0.13 0.15
Permissible Deviation from Parallel Axes: Bearing Bore to Bushing Bore 0.06 0.07
Permissible Runout of Connecting Rod Bearing Bore 0.01 mm 0.01 mm
Permissible Weight Difference of the Complete Connecting Rod (within one engine) 4 4