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Crankshaft Main Bearing

Main Bearing Cap





Step 1
Install and uniformly tighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque 20 Nm (204 kgf-cm, 15 ft. lbs.)





Retighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 30 ft. lbs.)





Step 2
Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Retighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° in the numerical order shown in the illustration.
Check that the paint mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.

Standard main bearing center wall thickness (Reference)
Mark 1 1.993 to 1.996 mm (0.0785 to 0.0786 inch)
Mark 2 1.997 to 1.999 mm (0.0786 to 0.0787 inch)
Mark 3 2.000 to 2.002 mm (0.0787 to 0.0788 inch)
Mark 4 2.003 to 2.005 mm (0.0789 to 0.0789 inch)
Crankshaft bearing cap set bolt
Standard diameter 7.3 to 7.5 mm (0.287 to 0.295 inch)
Minimum diameter 7.2 mm (0.284 inch)