Crankshaft Main Bearing

CRANKSHAFT

Install the bearing caps onto the cylinder block.






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Apply a light coat of engine oil to the threads of the bearing cap bolts.
Tighten the bolts in several steps to the specified torque in the sequence shown in the illustration (*1).






Torque 22 Nm (224 kgf-cm, 16 ft-lbf)

Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.






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Further tighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° in the same sequence as step (*1).
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle from the front.

MAIN BEARING CLEARANCE, STANDARD & LIMIT






MAIN BEARING SIZE CODES

There are 4 sizes of standard bearings, marked 1, 2, 3 and 4 accordingly.






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EXAMPLE: Cylinder Block 4 (A) + Crankshaft 3 (B) = Total 7 (Use Bearing 3)