Crankshaft Runout

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Nissan Maxima. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Place a V-block on a precise flat table to support the journals on the both ends of the crankshaft.
Place a dial gauge straight up on the No. 3 journal.
While rotating the crankshaft, read the movement of the pointer on the dial gauge.
1. Runout limit (total indicator reading): less than 0.10 mm (0.0039 in)

Fig 1: Measure Crankshaft Runout

Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.