FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Service Specifications

DIMENSIONS
Connecting Rod End Play:
Standard (New): 0.15-0.35 mm (0.006-0.014 inch)
Service Limit: 0.45 mm (0.018 inch)
Connecting Rod Bearing-to-Journal Oil Clearance:
Standard (New): 0.020-0.044 mm (0.0008-0.0017 inch)
Service Limit: 0.050 mm (0.0020 inch)

TIGHTENING SEQUENCE/SPECIFICATIONS
Rod Cap End Bolts:
1. First Tighten to: 20 Nm (14 ft. lbs.)





2. Mark the connecting rod and bolt head as shown.
3. Tighten the bolt until the mark on the bolt head lines up with the mark on the connecting rod (Turn the bolt 90°).