- Install the connecting bearings and the connecting rod bearing caps.
- Tighten the connecting rod bearing cap bolts in the following sequence:
Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.
| Note: The old bolts can be reused for the measuring procedure. |
2.1. | Tighten the connecting rod bearing cap bolts to 10 N·m (89 lb in). |
2.2. | Tighten the bolts to an additional 60°. |
2.3. | Tighten the bolts to an additional 15°. |
- Measure the connecting rod bearing diameters at 3 points as shown (1). Use an internal measuring device.
- Calculate the average connecting rod inner diameter.
Formula: 1. result + 2. result + 3. result / 3
- Measure the connecting rod journal diameter at 2 points between 1 and 3 and between 2 and 4. Use a micrometer gauge.
- Calculate the average connecting rod journal diameter.
Formula: 1. result + 2. result / 2.
- Subtract the average connecting rod journal diameter from the average connecting rod bearing diameter in order to determine the connecting rod bearing clearance.
The clearance should be 0.013 mm - 0.061 mm (0.0005 in - 0.0024 in)