Crankshaft Main Bearing

Main Bearing Cap




Loosely install the 20 crankshaft main bearing cap bolts and 10 crankshaft main bearing cap side bolts. Tighten the crankshaft main bearing cap bolts in 7 stages, in the sequence shown:
Stage 1: Snug all the bolts.
Stage 2: Tighten bolts 1 through 20 to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).
Stage 3: Tighten bolts 1 through 10 to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).
Stage 4: Tighten bolts 11 through 20 to 160 Nm (118 lb-ft).
Stage 5: Tighten bolts 1 through 20 an additional 90 degrees.
Stage 6: Tighten bolts 21 through 30 to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).
Stage 7: Tighten bolts 21 through 30 an additional 90 degrees.