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Crankshaft Main Bearing: Specifications

Main Bearing Cap Torque

Step 1
Install and uniformly tighten the 10 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.

Torque: 40 Nm (408 kgf-cm, 30 ft-lbf)





Step 2
Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Further tighten the bearing cap bolts by 90° in the numerical order shown in the previous illustration.
Check that the paint mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.
Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.

Standard thrust clearance:
0.04 to 0.14 mm (0.0016 to 0.0055 in.)
Maximum thrust clearance:
0.18 mm (0.0070 in.)