>> F << Connecting Rod Cap Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Dodge Stratus and 2005 Chrysler Sebring. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Verifying the mark made during disassembly, install the bearing cap to the connecting rod. If the connecting rod is new with no index mark, make sure that the bearing locking notches are on the same side as shown.
- Make sure that the connecting rod big end side clearance meets the specification.
Standard value: 0.10 - 0.25 mm (0.004 - 0.009 inch) Limit: 0.4 mm (0.015 inch)