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Crankshaft Main Bearing

CRANKSHAFT (MAIN BEARING CAP)





Step 1

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

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

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





Step 2

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






Install and uniformly tighten the 8 main bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

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

Bolt (A) length: 45 mm (1.77 in.)
Except bolt (A) length: 30 mm (1.18 in.)

CRANKSHAFT THRUST CLEARANCE

Standard thrust clearance:
0.04 to 0.24 mm (0.0016 to 0.0094 in.)

Maximum thrust clearance:
0.30 mm (0.0118 in.)

Thrust washer thickness:
2.43 to 2.48 mm (0.0957 to 0.0976 in.)

CRANKSHAFT BEARING CAP SET BOLT

Standard diameter:
10.5 to 11.0 mm (0.4134 to 0.4331 in.)

Minimum diameter:
10.7 mm (0.4213 in.)

Measuring point:
40 mm (1.57 in.)

CRANKSHAFT

Maximum circle runout:
0.06 mm (0.0024 in.)

Standard journal diameter:
60.988 to 61.00 mm (2.4011 to 2.4016 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 clearance:
0.050 mm (0.0020 in.)