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Crankshaft Main Bearing

CRANKSHAFT

Temporarily install the 8 crankshaft bearing cap bolts to the inside positions.

Insert the crankshaft bearing cap with your hand until the clearance between the crankshaft bearing cap and the cylinder block is less than 6 mm (0.236 in.) by marking the 2 internal crankshaft bearing cap bolts as a guide.






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Bolt length 100 to 102 mm (3.94 to 4.02 in.)

Install the 8 crankshaft bearing cap bolts to the outside positions.






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Bolt length 105.5 to 107.5 mm (4.15 to 4.23 in.)

Install the crankshaft bearing cap bolts.

The crankshaft bearing cap bolts are tightened in 2 progressive steps.

Step 1

Install and uniformly tighten the 16 crankshaft bearing cap bolts in several steps and 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

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Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.






Retighten the bearing cap bolts 90° in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front of the engine.

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:






Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.


MAIN BEARING CLEARANCE, STANDARD & LIMIT






MAIN BEARING SIZE CODES

There are 5 sizes of standard bearings, marked "1", "2", "3", "4" and "5" accordingly.






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Journal Bearings






EXAMPLE: Cylinder block "11" + Crankshaft "06" = Total number 17 (Use bearing "3")


Crankshaft Main Journal Diameter:






Standard Upper Bearing Center Wall Thickness (No. 1 and No. 4 journal):






Standard Lower Bearing Center Wall Thickness (No. 1 and No. 4 journal):






Standard Upper Bearing Center Wall Thickness (No. 2 and No. 3 journal):






Standard Lower Bearing Center Wall Thickness (No. 2 and No. 3 journal):