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Main Menu Table of Contents
Main Bearings
Clearance Selection
1. To check main bearing-to-journal oil clearance, CAUTION: If the codes are indecipherable because of an
remove the main caps and bearing halves. accumulation of dirt and dust, do not scrub them with a
2. Clean each main journal and bearing half with a wire brush or scraper. Clean them only with solvent or
clean shop towel. detergent.
3. Place one strip of plastigage across each main jour- Crankshaft Bore Code Locations
nal. Letters or bars have been stamped on the end of the
NOTE: If the engine is still in the vehicle when you cylinder block as a code for the size of each of the four
bolt the main cap down to check clearance, the main journal bores. Use them, and the numbers or bars
weight of the crankshaft and flywheel will flatten stamped on the crankshaft (codes for main journal size), to
the plastigage further than just the torque on the choose the correct bearings.
cap bolts, and give you an incorrect reading. For an
accurate reading, support the crankshaft with a jack No. 4 JOURNAL
under the counterweights and check only one bear- (DRIVE PLATE END)
ing at a time.
4. Reinstall the bearings and caps, then torque the 9
mm cap bolts to 39 N-m (4.0 kgf-m, 29 Ibf-ft). Torque
the 11 mm cap bolts to 76 N-m (7.8 kgf-m, 57 Ibf-ft).
5. Torque the side bolts to 49 N-m (5.0 kgf-m, 36 Ibf-ft).
6. Remove the caps and bearings, and measure the
widest part of the plastigage.
Main Bearing-to-Journal Oil Clearance: No. 1 JOURNAL
(PULLEY END)
Standard (New): 0.020 - 0.044 mm
(0.0008 - 0.0017 in)
Service Limit: 0.05 mm (0.002 in) Bearing Design
Main Journal Code COLOR
PLASTIGAGE STRIP Locations (Numbers or Bars)
GROOVE
UPPER BEARING
No. 1 JOURNAL
(PULLEY END)
No. 4 JOURNAL
(DRIVE PLATE END
LOWER BEARING
Bearing Identification
Color code is on the
7. If the plastigage measures too wide or too narrow, edge of the bearing.
remove the crankshaft, and remove the upper half
of the bearing. Install a new, complete bearing with
the same color code (select the color as shown in
the right column of this page), and recheck the
clearance.
CAUTION: Do not file, shim, or scrape the bearings Smaller Smaller
or the caps to adjust clearance. main bearing
8. If the plastigage shows the clearance is still incor- journal (thicker)
rect, try the next larger or smaller bearing (the color
listed above or below that one), and check again.
NOTE: If the proper clearance cannot be obtained
by using the appropriate larger or smaller bearings,
replace the crankshaft and start over. NOTE: When using bearing halves of different colors, it
does not matter which color is used in the top or bottom.
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