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Main Menu Table of Contents
Connecting Rod Bearings
Clearance Selection
1. Remove the connecting rod cap and bearing half. CAUTION: If the codes are indecipherable because of
an accumulation of dirt and dust, do not scrub them
2. Clean the crankshaft rod journal and bearing half with a wire brush or scraper. Clean them only with sol-
with a clean shop towel. vent or detergent.
3. Place a plastigage across strip the rod journal. Connecting Rod Code Location
Numbers or bars have been stamped on the side of each
4. Reinstall the bearing half and cap, and torque the connecting rod as a code for the size of the big end. Use
nuts to 44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 33 Ibf-ft). them, and the letters or bars stamped on the crank
(codes for rod journal size), to choose the correct bear-
NOTE: Do not rotate the crankshaft during inspec- ings.
tion. Half of number is
stamped on bearing
cap and the other
5. Remove the rod cap and bearing half, and measure half is stamped on
the widest part of the plastigage. connecting rod.
Connecting Rod Bearing-to-Journal Oil Clearance:
Standard (New): 0.022 - 0.046 mm
(0.0009 - 0.0018 in)
Service Limit: 0.05 mm (0.002 in)
PLASTIGAGE STRIP
Connecting Rod Journal Code Locations (Letters or Bars)
No. 1 JOURNAL
(PULLEY END) No. 6 JOURNAL
(DRIVE PLATE END)
Bearing Identification Larger big end bore
6. If the plastigage measures too wide or too narrow, Color code is on the
remove the upper half of the bearing, install a new, edge of the bearing. Small bearing (thicker)
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
or the caps to adjust clearance. Smaller Smaller
rod bearing
journal (thicker)
7. If the plastigage shows the clearance is still incor-
rect, try the next larger or smaller bearing (the color
listed above or below that one), and check clear-
ance again.
NOTE: If the proper clearance cannot be obtained NOTE: When using bearing halves of different colors, it
by using the appropriate larger or smaller bearings, does not matter which color is used in the top or bottom.
replace the crankshaft and start over.
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