Crankshaft Installation

Crankshaft Installation

Special Tools Required

- Driver 07749-0010000
- Attachment, 24 x 26 mm 07746-0010700
- Oil seal driver attachment 96 07ZAD-PNAA100

1. Install the crankshaft end bushing when replacing the crankshaft.
Using the driver and the attachment, 24 x 26 mm drive in the crankshaft end bushing until the driver and the attachment bottom against the crankshaft.

2. Check the connecting rod bearing clearance with plastigage. Connecting Rod Bearing Replacement

3. Check the main bearing clearance with plastigage. Crankshaft Main Bearing Replacement

4. Install the bearing halves in the engine block and the connecting rods.

5. Apply a coat of new engine oil to the main bearings and the rod bearings.

6. Hold the crankshaft so rod journal No. 2 and rod journal No. 3 are straight up, then lower the crankshaft into the engine block.






7. Apply new engine oil to the thrust washer surfaces. Install the thrust washers (A) in the No. 4 journal of the engine block.

8. Inspect the connecting rod bolts. Connecting Rod Bolt Inspection

9. Apply new engine oil to the threads of the connecting rod bolts.

10. Seat the rod journals into connecting rod No. 1 and connecting rod No. 4. Line up the mark (B) on the connecting rod and cap, then install the caps and the bolts finger-tight.

11. Rotate the crankshaft clockwise, and seat the journals into connecting rod No. 2 and connecting rod No. 3. Line up the mark on the connecting rod and cap, then install the caps and the bolts finger-tight.

12. Tighten the connecting rod bolts to 29 N-m (3.0 kgf-m, 22 lbf-ft).






13. Tighten the connecting rod bolts an additional 90 °.
NOTE: Remove the connecting rod bolt if you tightened it beyond the specified angle, and go back to step 8 of the procedure. Do not loosen it back to the specified angle.

14. Remove all of the old liquid gasket from the lower block mating surfaces, the bolts, and the bolt holes.

15. Clean and dry the lower block mating surfaces.






16. Apply liquid gasket, P/N 08717-0004, 08718-0001, 08718-0003, or 08718-0009, evenly to the engine block mating surface of the lower block, and to the inside edge of the threaded bolt holes. Install the component within 5 minutes of applying the liquid gasket.
NOTE:

- If you apply liquid gasket P/N 08718-0012, the component must be installed within 4 minutes.

- If too much time has passed after applying the liquid gasket, remove the old liquid gasket and residue, then reapply new liquid gasket.

17. Put the lower block on the engine block.

18. Apply new engine oil to the threads of the bearing cap bolts.






19. Tighten the bearing cap bolts, in sequence, to 29 N-m (3.0 kgf-m, 22 lbf-ft).






20. Tighten the bearing cap bolts an additional 56 °.






21. Tighten the 8 mm bolts, in sequence, to 22 N-m (2.2 kgf-m, 16 lbf-ft).

22. Apply a light coat of new engine oil around the crankshaft oil seal.

23. Apply a light coat of new engine oil to the crankshaft and the lip of the crankshaft oil seal.






24. Use the driver handle and the oil seal driver attachment 96 to drive a new oil seal squarely into the engine block to the specified installed height.






25. Measure the distance between the engine block (A) and the crankshaft oil seal (B).










26. Install the baffle plates.

27. Install the oil pump. Service and Repair

28. Install the oil pan. Engine Oil Pan Installation

29. Install the cylinder head. Cylinder Head Installation

30. Install the flywheel, Service and Repair the clutch disc, Service and Repair and the pressure plate. Service and Repair

31. Install the transmission. Manual Transmission Installation

32. Install the engine assembly. Engine Installation
NOTE: Whenever any crankshaft or connecting rod bearing is replaced, it is necessary after reassembly to run the engine at idle speed until it reaches normal operating temperature, then continue to run it for about 15 minutes.