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Crankshaft Main Bearing

Main bearing clearance
Standard: 0.032 - 0.083 mm (0.0013 - 0.0033 in.)
Limit: 0.083 mm (0.0033 in.)





Main Bearing Cap bolts
Tighten new main bearing cap bolts No.1 to 20 Nm (2.0 kgf-m, 14.5 lbf-ft) in numerical order ("1" - "8") shown in figure evenly and gradually.
In the same manner as Step a), retighten them by +80 degrees.
Tighten new main bearing cap bolts No.2 to 15 Nm (1.5 kgf-m, 11.0 lbf-ft) in numerical order ("9" - "16") shown in figure evenly and gradually.
In the same manner as Step c), retighten them by +110 degrees.
Tighten new main bearing cap side bolts No.1 and new main bearing cap side bolts No.2 to 30 Nm (3.1 kgf-m, 22.5 lbf-ft) in numerical order ("17". "24") shown in figure evenly and gradually.
In the same manner as Step e), retighten them by +60 degrees.