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System Specifications





Cylinder Block

Piston, Piston Ring and Piston Pin

Piston Diameters and Clearances:





AVAILABLE PISTON





PISTON RING





PISTON PIN





Connecting Rod

Crankshaft Diameters and Limits:





Crankshaft





Available Main Bearing

No. 1 Main Bearing Sizes:





NO. 1 MAIN BEARING

No. 2 & No. 3 Main Bearing Sizes:





NO. 2 AND 3 MAIN BEARING

No. 4 Main Bearing Sizes:





NO. 4 MAIN BEARING

Undersized Main Bearing Sizes:





UNDER SIZE

Available Connecting Rod Bearing

Standard Bearing Sizes:




Undersized Bearing Sizes:





CONNECTING ROD BEARING UNDERSIZE





Miscellaneous Components

Main Bearing Cap Assembly Sequence:





main bearing caps
as shown, gradually in two or three steps, to specification.
place the main bearing cap in the proper position by shifting the crankshaft in the axial direction.
Main bearing cap bolts 90 - 100 Nm (9.2 - 10.2 kg-lb, 57 - 74 ft. lbs.)

Connecting rod bearing cap nut
Step 1 14 to 16 Nm (1.4 to 1.6 kgf-cm, 10 to 12 ft. lbs.)
Step 2 60° - 65° degrees clockwise, or 38 - 44 Nm (3.9 - 4.5 kgf-cm, 28 - 33 ft. lbs.)