Crankshaft Installation

Crankshaft Installation

Special Tools Required

- Driver Handle, 15 x 135L 07749-0010000
- Oil Seal Driver Attachment, 96 mm 07ZAD-PNAA100

1. Check the connecting rod bearing clearance with plastigage Service and Repair.

2. Check the main bearing clearance with plastigage Service and Repair.

3. Install the bearing halves in the engine block and the connecting rods.

4. Apply new engine oil to the main bearings and the rod bearings.

5. Hold the crankshaft so that rod journal No. 2 and rod journal No. 3 are straight up, and lower the crankshaft into the engine block.

6. Apply new engine oil to the side with the thrust washer groove. Install the thrust washers (A) in the No. 4 journal.






7. Inspect the connecting rod bolts Connecting Rod Bolt Inspection.

8. Apply new engine oil to the threads and flange of the connecting rod bolts.

9. Seat the rod journals into connecting rod No. 1 and connecting rod No. 4. Line up the mark (B) on the connecting rod and the cap, then install the caps and the bolts finger-tight.

10. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise, and seat the journals into connecting rod No. 2 and connecting rod No. 3. Line up the mark on the connecting rod and the cap, then install the caps and the bolts finger-tight.

11. Torque the connecting rod bolts to 29 Nm (3.0 kg-m, 22 lb-ft).

12. Tighten the connecting rod bolts an additional 90 °.

NOTE: Remove the connecting rod bolt if you tightened it beyond the specified angle, and go back to step 7 of the procedure. Do not loosen it back to the specified angle.






13. Remove the old liquid gasket from the lower block mating surfaces, bolts, and bolt holes.

14. Clean and dry the lower block mating surfaces.

15. Apply liquid gasket (P/N 08717-0004, 08718-0003, 08718-0004, or 08718-0009) to the engine block mating surface of the lower block and to the inside edge of the threaded bolt holes. Install the component within 5 minutes of applying the liquid gasket.

NOTE:

- Apply a 3 mm (0.12 in) diameter bead of liquid gasket along the broken line (A).
- If you apply liquid gasket P/N 08718-0012, the component must be installed within 4 minutes.
- If too much time has passed after applying the liquid gasket, remove the old liquid gasket and residue, then reapply new liquid gasket.





16. Put the lower block on the engine block.

17. Apply new engine oil to the threads and flange of the bearing cap bolts.

18. Torque the bearing cap bolts, in sequence, to 29 Nm (3.0 kg-m, 22 lb-ft).






19. Tighten the bearing cap bolts an additional 67 °.






20. Torque the 8 mm bolts, in sequence, to 22 Nm (2.2 kg-m, 16 lb-ft).






21. Clean the excess liquid gasket off the engine block.

22. Apply a light coat of new engine oil to the lip of the crankshaft oil seal.

23. Use the driver handle, 15 x 135L and the oil seal driver attachment, 96 mm, drive in the new crankshaft oil seal squarely into the engine block to the specified installed height.






24. Measure the distance between the engine block (A) and the crankshaft oil seal (B).










25. Install the baffle plate.






26. Install the oil pump Overhaul.

27. Install the oil pan Engine Oil Pan Installation.

28. Install the cylinder head Cylinder Head Installation.

29. Install the drive plate Service and Repair.

30. Install the transmission Automatic Transmission Installation.

31. Install the engine/transmission assembly Engine Installation.

NOTE: When any crankshaft or connecting rod bearing is replaced, run the engine at idle speed until it reaches normal operating temperature, then continue running it for about 15 minutes.