Connecting Rod Bearing Clearance Measurement
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the connecting rod bolts (115), cap (116) and lower bearing half (117).
- Clean the crankshaft rod journal and bearing half with a clean shop towel.
- Place 1 strip of plastic gaging material across the rod journal.
- Install the lower bearing half, cap and bolts. Refer to Piston, Connecting Rod, and Bearing Installation .
- Remove the bolts, bearing cap and bearing half. Refer to Piston, Connecting Rod, and Bearing Removal .
- Measure the widest part of the plastic gaging material (1).
- If the measurement is too wide or too narrow, remove the upper bearing half and install a new complete bearing of the same color and measure again. Do not file, shim or scrape the bearings or caps to adjust clearance.
- If the plastic gaging measurement is still incorrect, try the next larger or smaller bearing. If the correct clearances cannot be obtained, replace the crankshaft assembly.
Specification:
- Connecting rod bearing-to-journal clearance - new: 0.02-0.044 mm (0.0008-0.0017 in)
- Connecting rod bearing-to-journal clearance - service limit: 0.05 mm (0.002 in)