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Crankshaft Main Bearing

Main Bearing Cap





Step 1
Install and uniformly tighten the 16 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque 61 Nm (622 kgf-cm, 45 ft. lbs.)
If any of the main bearing cap bolts does not meet the torque specified, replace it.





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





Install 8 new seal washers and uniformly tighten the 8 main bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque 52 Nm (525 kgf-cm, 38 ft. lbs.)

Crankshaft bearing cap set bolt diameter
Standard 10.8 to 11.0 mm (0.4252 to 0.4331 inch)
Maximum 10.7 mm (0.4213 inch)
Crankshaft oil clearance
Standard 0.026 to 0.047 mm (0.0010 to 0.0019 inch)
Maximum 0.050 mm (0.0020 inch)