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Crankshaft, Engine




Crankshaft Specifications

Crankshaft






Main bearing





Tighten the bearing cap bolts, and then the bearing cap side bolts to the specified torque in the sequence as shown. Repeat the torque sequence again to asure the bolts are properly torqued


Crankshaft bearing size codes

Crankshaft Bore Code Location






Main journal code locations (numbers or bars)






Bearing table