Method B
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- Clean the used bearing inserts.
- Install the used bearing inserts.
- Place a piece of gaging plastic across the entire bearing width.
- Install the bearing caps.NOTE: In order to prevent the possibility of cylinder block or crankshaft bearing cap damage, the crankshaft bearing caps are tapped into the cylinder block cavity using a brass, lead, or a leather mallet before the attaching bolts are installed. Do not use attaching bolts to pull the crankshaft bearing caps into the seats. Failure to use this process may damage a cylinder block or a bearing cap.
- Install the bearing cap bolts to specification.
- Remove the bearing cap, leaving the gaging plastic in place. It does not matter whether the gaging plastic adheres to the journal or to the bearing cap.
- Measure the gaging plastic at its widest point with the scale printed on the gaging plastic package.
- Remove the gaging plastic.
- Select a set of bearing inserts that will produce the desired clearance.
IMPORTANT:
Do not mix inserts of different nominal size in the same bearing bore.
IMPORTANT:
Do not rotate the crankshaft.