Connecting Rods, Checking Radial Clearance
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Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Plastigage®
Procedure
-- Remove the connecting rod bearing cap.
-- Clean the bearing cap and journal.
-- Place the Plastigage® over the entire width of the bearing journal or into the bearing shells.
-- Position the connecting rod bearing cap and tighten the old bolts to the final tightening specification, refer to -item 1- Bolts (See Figure). Do not turn crankshaft.
-- Install the connecting rod bearing cap.
-- Compare width of Plastigage® with calibrated scale.
Radial clearance:
- New: 0.010 to 0.052 mm.
- Wear limit: 0.120 mm.
-- Replace connecting rod bolts.