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Connecting Rod Bearing

Connecting rod
Connecting rod bearing center wall thickness
Mark 2 1.487 to 1.490 mm (0.0585 to 0.0587 in.)
Mark 3 1.490 to 1.493 mm (0.0587 to 0.0588 in.)
Mark 4 1.493 to 1.496 mm (0.0588 to 0.0589 in.)
Mark 5 1.496 to 1.499 mm (0.0589 to 0.0590 in.)
Mark 6 1.499 to 1.502 mm (0.0590 to 0.0591 in.)
Mark 7 1.502 to 1.505 mm (0.0591 to 0.0593 in.)

Connecting Rod Caps
Install and alternately tighten the 2 connecting rod cap bolts in several steps.
Torque 25 Nm (250 kgf-cm, 18 ft-lbf)
If any one of the connecting rod cap bolts does not meet the torque specification, replace the connecting rod cap bolts.





Mark the front of the connecting cap bolt with paint.
Retighten the cap bolts 90° as shown in the illustration.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.