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Connecting Rod Bearing

CONNECTING ROD CAP

Install and alternately tighten the 2 connecting rod cap bolts in several passes.
Torque 24.5 Nm (250 kgf-cm, 18 ft. lbs.)
If any of the connecting rod cap bolts cannot meet the torque specification, replace the connecting rod cap bolts.





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