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Crankshaft Main Bearing

MAIN BEARING CAP

Step 1





Install and uniformly tighten the 16 crankshaft bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Torque: 61 Nm (622 kgf-cm, 45 ft-lbf)

If any of the crankshaft bearing cap bolts does not meet the torque specified, replace it.

Step 2





1. Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
2. Retighten the bearing cap bolts 90° in the order above.
3. Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.






Install 8 new seal washers and uniformly tighten the 8 crankshaft bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Torque: 52 Nm (525 kgf-cm, 38 ft-lbf)

Bolt length:






Maximum circle runout:
0.06 mm (0.0024 in.)

CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL DIAMETER

Standard journal diameter:
60.988 to 61.000 mm (2.4011 to 2.4016 in.)

CRANKSHAFT TAPER

Maximum taper and out-of-round:
0.02 mm (0.0008 in.)

Maximum taper and out-of-round:
0.02 mm (0.0008 in.)

CRANKSHAFT OIL CLEARANCE

Standard oil clearance:
0.026 to 0.047 mm (0.0010 to 0.0019 in.)

Maximum oil clearance:
0.050 mm (0.0020 in.)

CRANKSHAFT BEARING CAP SET BOLT

Standard diameter:
10.8 to 11.0 mm (0.4252 to 0.4331 in.)

Minimum diameter:
10.7 mm (0.4213 in.)

Measuring Point:
40 mm (1.57 in.)