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Crankshaft Main Bearing

MAIN BEARING





Install and uniformly tighten the 16 crankshaft bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Torque: 61 Nm (622 kgf-cm, 45 ft-lbf)





Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Retighten the bearing cap bolts 90° in the sequence shown in the
preceding illustration.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front of the engine.






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

Bolt length:





Maximum taper and out-of-round:
0.02 mm (0.0008 in.)

CRANKSHAFT THRUST CLEARANCE

Standard thrust clearance:
0.04 to 0.24 mm (0.0016 to 0.0094 in.)
Maximum thrust clearance:
0.30 mm (0.0118 in.)

Thrust washer thickness:
2.43 to 2.48 mm (0.0957 to 0.0976 in.)

Maximum runout:
0.06 mm (0.0024 in.)

CRANKSHAFT OIL CLEARANCE
Standard oil clearance:
0.026 to 0.047 mm (0.0010 to 0.0019 in.)
Maximum oil clearance:
0.050 mm (0.0020 in.)


Standard upper bearing center wall thickness (No. 1 and No. 4 journal):






Standard lower bearing center wall thickness (No. 1 and No. 4 journal):






Standard upper bearing center wall thickness (No. 2 and No. 3 journal):






Standard lower bearing center wall thickness (No. 2 and No. 3 journal):





CRANKSHAFT BEARING CAP SET BOLT

Standard diameter:
10.8 to 11.0 mm (0.4252 to 0.4331 in.)
Minimum diameter:
10.7 mm (0.4213 in.)
Measuring Point:
40 mm (1.57 in.)