Crankshaft Main Bearing: Service and Repair

CRANKSHAFT BEARINGS AND CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS - GAUGING PLASTIC

- Tools Required
- KM-470-B Angular Torque Gauge

Inspection Procedure - Crankshaft
1. Coat the crankshaft bearings with engine oil.
2. Install the upper crankshaft bearings into the engine block crankshaft journals.
3. Install the lower crankshaft bearings into the crankshaft bearing caps.
4. Install the crankshaft.
5. Inspect the crankshaft end play with the crankshaft bearings installed.





6. Check for permissible crankshaft end play.





7. With the crankshaft mounted on the front and rear crankshaft bearings, check the middle crankshaft journal for permissible out-of-round (runout).

Notice: Grease the crankshaft journals and lubricate the crankshaft bearings slightly so that the plastic gauging thread does not tear when the crankshaft bearing caps are removed.

8. Inspect all of the crankshaft bearing clearances using a commercially available plastic gauging which is available in different tolerance ranges.





9. Cut the plastic gauging threads to the length of the bearing width. Lay them between the crankshaft journals and the crankshaft bearings.
10. Install the crankshaft bearing caps.





11. Install the crankshaft bearing cap bolts.
- Tighten the crankshaft bearing cap bolts to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.). Using the angular torque gauge KM-470-B, tighten the crankshaft bearing cap bolts 45 degrees plus 15 degrees.
12. Remove the crankshaft bearing caps.





13. Measure the width of the flattened plastic thread of the plastic gauging using a ruler.
14. Inspect the bearing clearances for permissible tolerance ranges.

Inspection Procedure - Connecting Rods
1. Coat the connecting rod bearings with engine oil.
2. Install the upper connecting rod bearings into the connecting rod journals.
3. Install the lower connecting rod bearings into the connecting rod bearing caps.

Notice: Grease the connecting rod journals and lubricate the connecting rod bearings slightly so that the plastic gauging thread does not tear when the connecting rod bearing caps are removed.

4. Inspect all of the connecting rod bearing clearances using a plastic gauging.





5. Cut the plastic gauging threads to the length of the bearing width. Lay them axially between the connecting rod journals and the connecting rod bearings.
6. Install the connecting rod bearing caps.





7. Install the connecting rod bearing cap bolts.
- Tighten the connecting rod bearing cap bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.). Using the angular torque gauge KM-470-B, tighten the connecting rod cap bolts 30 degrees.
8. Remove the connecting rod bearing caps.





9. Measure the width of the flattened plastic thread of the plastic gauging using a ruler.
10. Inspect the bearing clearance for permissible tolerance ranges.