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Connecting Rod, Engine

CONNECTING ROD
Maximum out-of-alignment: 0.05 mm (0.0020 in.) per 100 mm (3.94 in.)
Maximum twist: 0.15 mm (0.0059 in.) per 100 mm (3.94 in.)

CONNECTING ROD BOLT
Standard diameter: 7.2 to 7.3 mm (0.284 to 0.287 in.)
Minimum diameter: 7.0 mm (0.276 in.)

CONNECTING ROD THRUST CLEARANCE
Standard thrust clearance: 0.25 to 0.40 mm (0.0098 to 0.0157 in.)
Maximum thrust clearance: 0.50 mm (0.020 in.)

CONNECTING ROD OIL CLEARANCE
Standard oil clearance: 0.042 to 0.068 mm (0.0017 to 0.0027 in.)
Maximum oil clearance: 0.070 mm (0.0028 in.)

Connecting rod diameter:





Connecting rod bearing center wall thickness:






PISTON SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH CONNECTING ROD

Step 1





Install and alternately tighten the connecting rod cap bolts in several steps.
Torque: 25 Nm (255 kgf-cm, 18 ft-lbf)

Step 2





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