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Main Bearing Cap Bolt






Bearing Cap Bolts
Install and uniformly tighten the bearing cap bolts, in several passes, in the sequence shown.

Tightening torque
Main bearing cap bolt
49.00 Nm(5.0 kgf.m, 36.16 lb-ft) + 90° (1 - 8)
19.60 Nm(2.0 kgf.m, 14.46 lb-ft)+ 120° (9 - 16)
29.40 - 31.36 Nm(3.0 - 3.2 kgf.m, 21.70 - 23.14 lb-ft) (17 - 22)


NOTE:
- Always use new main bearing cap bolts.
- If any of the bearing cap bolts are broken or deformed, replace it.