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Crankshaft Main Bearing

Main bearing housing inner diameter grade
Grade No. A 58.944 - 58.945 mm (2.3206 - 2.3207 in)
Grade No. B 58.945 - 58.946 mm (2.3207 - 2.3207 in)
Grade No. C 58.946 - 58.947 mm (2.3207 - 2.3207 in)
Grade No. D 58.947 - 58.948 mm (2.3207 - 2.3208 in)
Grade No. E 58.948 - 58.949 mm (2.3208 - 2.3208 in)
Grade No. F 58.949 - 58.950 mm (2.3208 - 2.3209 in)
Grade No. G 58.950 - 58.951 mm (2.3209 - 2.3209 in)
Grade No. H 58.951 - 58.952 mm (2.3209 - 2.3209 in)
Grade No. J 58.952 - 58.953 mm (2.3209 - 2.3210 in)
Grade No. K 58.953 - 58.954 mm (2.3210 - 2.3210 in)
Grade No. L 58.954 - 58.955 mm (2.3210 - 2.3211 in)
Grade No. M 58.955 - 58.956 mm (2.3211 - 2.3211 in)
Grade No. N 58.956 - 58.957 mm (2.3211 - 2.3211 in)
Grade No. P 58.957 - 58.958 mm (2.3211 - 2.3212 in)
Grade No. R 58.958 - 58.959 mm (2.3212 - 2.3212 in)
Grade No. S 58.959 - 58.960 mm (2.3212 - 2.3213 in)
Grade No. T 58.960 - 58.961 mm (2.3213 - 2.3213 in)
Grade No. U 58.961 - 58.962 mm (2.3213 - 2.3213 in)
Grade No. V 58.962 - 58.963 mm (2.3213 - 2.3214 in)
Grade No. W 58.963 - 58.964 mm (2.3214 - 2.3214 in)
Grade No. X 58.964 - 58.965 mm (2.3214 - 2.3215 in)
Grade No. Y 58.965 - 58.966 mm (2.3215 - 2.3215 in)
Grade No. 4 58.966 - 58.967 mm (2.3215 - 2.3215 in)
Grade No. 7 58.967 - 58.968 mm (2.3215 - 2.3216 in)

Main Bearing
Undersize
US 0.25 (0.0098)
Thickness 2.106 - 2.114 mm (0.0829 - 0.0832 in)
Main Journal Diameter Grind so that bearing clearance is the specified value

Bearing Oil Clearance
Main bearing oil clearance
Standard No. 1, 3 and 5 0.028 - 0.042 mm (0.0011 - 0.0017 in)
No. 2 and 4 0.041 - 0.056 mm (0.0016 - 0.0022 in)
Limit 0.1 mm (0.004 in)





Lower cylinder block bolts
Step 1 (bolts 11 -22): 25.1 Nm (2.6 kg-m, 19 ft-lb)
Step 2 (bolts 1 - 10): 39.2 Nm (4.0 kg-m, 29 ft-lb)
Step 3 (bolts 1 - 10): 60 degrees - 65 degrees (target: 60 degrees)