FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Connecting Rod

GENERAL
Bearing Bore 62.287-62.300 mm
Bend Limit [2] 0.038 mm per 25 mm
Length [1] 136.19 mm ±0.035
Piston Pin Bore
White 20.635-20.638 mm
Red 20.638-20.641 mm
Blue 20.641-20.644 mm
Side Clearance
Standard [3] 0.090-0.320 mm
Twist Limit [2] 0.02 mm per 25 mm

TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS [4]
Step 1 Tighten nuts evenly to 35 Nm (26 ft. lbs.).
Step 2 Rotate an additional 85-95°.

[1] Center to center.
[2] Pin bore and crank bearing bore must be parallel and in same vertical plane within the specified total difference when measured at the ends of a 203 mm bar, 101.5 mm on each side of rod centerline.
[3] Assembled. To crankshaft.
[4] Use NEW torque-to-yield bolts.