Crankshaft Main Bearing

Crankshaft Main Bearing
Crankshaft bearing cap set bolt diameter
Standard 7.3 to 7.5 mm (0.287 to 0.295 inch)
Minimum 7.3 mm (0.287 inch)
Standard bearing center wall thickness
1 1.994 to 1.997 mm (0.0785 to 0.0786 inch)
2 1.998 to 2.000 mm (0.0787 to 0.0787 inch)
3 2.001 to 2.003 mm (0.0788 to 0.0789 inch)
4 2.004 to 2.006 mm (0.0789 to 0.0790 inch)

Oil strainer sub-assembly x Crankshaft bearing cap sub-assembly 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.)
Oil pan sub-assembly x Crankshaft bearing cap sub-assembly 9.0 Nm (92 kgf-cm, 80 inch lbs.)
Oil filter union x Crankshaft bearing cap sub-assembly 30 Nm (306 kgf-cm, 22 ft. lbs.)

Main Bearing Cap





Tighten the bolts to the specified torque in several passes in the sequence shown.
Torque 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 33 ft. lbs.)





Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Retighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° as shown in the illustration.
Check that the painted mark of each bolt is now at a 90° angle to the front.





Tighten the 10 other bolts for the bearing cap.
Torque 19 Nm (194 kgf-cm, 14 ft. lbs.)