Crankshaft Main Bearing Torque and Sequence
INSTALL CRANKSHAFTa. Apply engine oil to upper bearing and install the crankshaft on the cylinder block.
b. Apply engine oil to lower bearing.
c. Examine the front marks and install the bearing caps on the cylinder block.
d. Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and under the bearing cap bolts.
Installation:
e. Tighten the bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown, by the specified torque.
Torque: 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)
f. Tighten the bolts in several passes, in the sequence shown, by the specified torque.
Torque: 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 29 ft. lbs.)
g. Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
h. Retighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° in the numerical order shown.
i. Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
j. Check the crankshaft turns smoothly.