Connecting Rod, Engine
CONNECTING ROD THRUST CLEARANCEStandard: 0.160 to 0.290 mm (0.0063 to 0.0114 in.)
Maximum: 0.35 mm (0.0138 in.)
CONNECTING ROD BOLT
Standard diameter:
7.200 to 7.300 mm (0.2835 to 0.2874 in.)
Minimum diameter:
7.00 mm (0.2756 in.)
CONNECTING CAP BOLT
Torque: 25 Nm (250 kgf-cm, 18 ft-lbf)
Mark the front of the connecting cap bolt with paint.
Retighten the cap bolts 90° as shown in the illustration.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.