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Insert each new piston ring into the cylinder bore (1 Fig. 1)
ensuring they are square in the cylinders and check the
gap using a strip gauge
(2 Fig.1).
9 If the gap is insufficient, then a small flat file or carborun- dum stone can be used on the butting ends of the ring. En- sure that after filing no burrs remain.
Ensure that the rings are not inter
-mixed after they
have been gapped and that each piston/ring assem-
bly is matched to its respective bore. If new piston
rings are being fitted without reboring, deglaze the
cylinder bores using a hone or glaze
buster. This
operation will not increase the size of the bores and
will give the bores a cross
-hatched finish
. Lubricate the small end bush and slide the piston pin
through the new piston and connecting rod. Secure with
new snap
-rings. NEVER re-use old snap-rings.
Fit the rings to the pistons ensuring that gaps are posi- tioned as in (Fig. 2).
Lubricate and compress the rings using Service Tool 18G 55A (Fig. 3).
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b: Ensure that each piston / ring assembly is matched
to its respective bore.
. Insert the piston skirt intothe bore and using a suitable im- 0
plement, i.e. a wooden hammer shaft, gently tap the pis- ton into the cylinder bore.
. Ensurethattheconnecting roddoes not foul eitherthecyl- inder block or crankshaft.
Note: Ensurethateachconnecting rod andconnecting rod
m Lubricate and fit the connecting rod bearing shells to the
connecting rod and the connecting rod bearing cap. Pull
the connecting rod and bearing carefully onto the crank
- shaft and fit the connecting rod bearing cap to the rod.
Fit and torque tighten the new connecting rod bearing
nuts.
CAUTION: The connecting rod bearing nuts and bolts MUST be renewed during assembly and torque
tightened asdescribed inSection2.1, SPS Joint
Control System.
. Repeat the operation for the remaining five piston assem-
bearing cap are correctly 'paired' for assembly.
blies.
Clean and fit the crankshaft
windage trays and torque
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0 - - tighten the securing bolts.
Refit the oil pump, see Section 4.31.
. Refit the oil pan, see Section 4.27.
Refit the cylinder head, see Section 4.4.
Remove the engine from the stand.
Attach the transmission unit to the engine.
. Fit the engine / transmission unit to the vehicle, see Sec- tion 3.1 in the appropriate Vehicle Service Manual.
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4.9
SRO 12.21.39
Main Bearing, Engine Set, Renew
Remove components required for access and proceed as fol- lows.
1 Remove the oil pan see, see Section 4.27.
1 Remove the oil pump, see Section 4.31.
* Remove the windage trays securing bolts and remove the
1 Remove the bolts securing one of the main bearing caps
1 Remove and discard the bearing shell from the cap and
1 Clean the cylinder block and crankshaft.
1 Polish the crankshaft journal and liberally coat with oil.
1 Feed the new bearing shell into the cylinder block and en- sure that the tag is fully seated in its location.
1 Fit the other new bearing shell to the bearing cap. Oil the
bearing and fit the cap assembly to the cylinder block.
1 Fit and torque tighten the securing bolts.
CAUTION: The main bearing securing bolts MUST be re
- newed during assembly and torque tightened
as described
in Section 2.1, SPS Joint Control
System.
Note: Ensurethatthe bearing capisthecorrectway round,
with the cap numbers corresponding to the
numbers stamped on the oil pan mounting face
(1 Fig. 2).
1 Rotate the crankshaft to ensure that it is not being
‘pinched’ and will rotate freely.
1 Repeat the procedure for the remaining six caps and
shells.
1 Mount a suitable dial gauge and check the crankshaft end- float, see Section 4.12.
1 Recheck the end-float and if satisfactory, clean the main
bearing cap and bearing and lubricate with clean engine
oil.
1 Refit the cap and bearing assembly, remove the dial gauge
and torque tighten the main bearing cap securing bolts.
CAUTION: The main bearing securing bolts MUST be re
- newed during assembly and torque tightened
as described in Section 2.1, SPS Joint Control
System.
1 Refit the windage trays to the cylinder block. Fit and
1 Refit the oil pump, see Section 4.31.
1 Refit the oil pan, see Section 4.27.
Replace the components removed for access.
windage trays
(6 Fig, 1).
to
the cylinder block and remove the cap.
cylinder block.
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tighten the securing bolts. Fig.
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1 Clean and polish the crankshaft journals, lubricate and
carefully assemble the crankshaft into the cylinder block,
fit the thrust washers ensuring that the steel side of the
washer is mated to the cylinder block (1 Fig. 1).
1 Rotate the crankshaft to ensure that it turns freely.
1 Fit the main bearing shells into the main bearing caps, lu- bricate and fit to the cylinder block.
1 Start the securing bolts and carefullytap the main bearing
caps to ensure they are seated to the cylinder block.
1 Rotate thecrankshaft to ensurethat it still turnsfreely, pull
down each bearing cap individuallyand torque tighten the
securing bolts.
1 Rotate the crankshaft between pulling down each bearing
cap.
1 Check and if necessary adjust the crankshaft end-float in
accordance with Section 4.12.
1 Renew the crankshaft rear oil seal, see Section 4.14.
1 Fit a new bearing shell to the connecting rod, lubricate
1 Fit a bearing shell to theconnecting rod bearing cap, lubri-
with clean engine oil and fit to the crankshaft.
cate and fit to the connecting rod.
Fit and torque tighten
1 Turn the crankshaft over ensuring that there are no 'tiaht'
the nuts.
spots, and that the crankshaft rotates freely.
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1 Repeat this procedure for the remaining five cylinders.
WUTION: The connecting rod bearing nuts, bolts and
main bearing securing bolts MUST be renewed during assembly and torque tightened as de- scribed in Section 2.1, SPS Joint Control Sys- tem.
1 Clean and inspect for wear or damage all the timing gears,
chains, guides and tensioners.
1 Renew any suspect component.
1 Fit and seat the crankshaft sprocket woodruff key and fit the sprocket to the crankshaft.
1 Refit the timing chains - upper and lower; and the upper
and lower tensioners, see Section 4.19.
1 Fit a dial gauge to the top ofthe cylinder blockand turn the
engine over until No.1 and 6 pistons are at TDC (Fig. 2).
1 Lubricate the upper chain and fit it to the intermediate
sprocket.
0 1 Fit an elastic band to retain the upper dampers and chain.
. Lubricate the oil pump drive chain, fit the chain to the
crankshaft sprocket and lodge in the correct position.
1 Renew the timing cover oil seal and refit the timing cover.
. Lubricate and fit the oil seal distance piece. Fit and seatthe
1 Refit the oil pump, see Section 4.31.
1 Refit the flywheel (Manual), see Section 4.15, or refit the
1 Refit the oil pan, see Section 4.27.
1 Refit the crankshaft damper /pulley assembly, see Section
1 Refit the cylinder head, see Section 4.4.
1 Remove the engine from the stand and refit the trans-
1 Refit the engine/transmission unitto thevehicle, see Sec-
damper woodruff key.
drive
-plate (Automatic), see Section 4.16.
4.11.
mission unit.
tion
3.1 in the appropriate Vehicle Service Manual.. Fig.
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4.12
SRO 12.21.26
Crankshaft End-float, Check and A4ust
Remove components as required for access and proceed as
follows.
Remove the oil pan, see Section 4.27.
Remove the oil pump pick-up pipes (3 Fig. I), see Section
Remove the crankshaft windage trays (6 Fig. 1).
. Mount a suitable dial gauge and position the stylus on the
crankshaft front pulley.
. Zero the gauge, and with the use of a suitable lever,
measure the crankshaft end-float (Fig. 2). For the correct
end-float, see Service Data in the Preliminary Pages.
If the end-float exceeds the tolerances, remove the center
main bearing cap, and renew the thrust washers.
&&: When refitting the thrust washers, ensure that the
bearing face (grooved) (1 Fig. 3) and not the steel
side contacts the crankshaft.
. Recheck the end-float and if satisfactory, clean the main
bearing cap and bearing, lubricate with clean engine oil
and
fit the cap assembly to the cylinder block.
4.28. 0
Fit and
torque tighten the securing bolts.
CAUTION: The main bearing securing bolts MUST be re
-
newed during assembly and torque tightened as described in Section 2.1, SPS Joint Control
System.
Ensure that the bearing cap is the correct way round
with the cap numbers corresponding to the
numbers stamped on the oil pan mounting face.
Rotate the crankshaft to ensure that it is not being
'pinched' and will rotate freely.
m Remove the dial gauge and torque tighten the main bear- ing cap. Refit the windage trays to the cylinder block and
secure with the bolts.
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Refit the oil pump pick-up pipes, see Section 4.28.
Refit the oil pan, see Section 4.27.
Refit the oil filler / drain back tube.
Replace the components removed for access.
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4.16 Engine Driveplate, Renew
SRO 12.53.13
1 Remove the transmission unit.
Remove the drive-plate securing bolts (1 Fig. 1).
Remove the drive-plate (2 Fig. 1).
. Check the crankshaft rear oil seal for leaking, renew as
Fit the new drive-plate to the crankshaft. Fit and tighten
1 Refit the transmission unit.
necessary,
see Section
4.14.
the securing bolts.
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4.18 &;ne Assembly, Overhaul
SRO 12.41.05
. Remove the engine and transmission unit, see Section 3.1
. Remove the transmission unit from the engine.
. Fit the engine to a stand.
. Place a drain tray belowthe cylinder block drain plug and
Overhaul the cylinder head, see Section 4.5.
1 Remove the oil pan, see Section 4.27.
. Remove the oil pump, see Section 4.31.
. Remove the windage trays.
. Clean all components, check for damage and wear and
. Remove the rear oil seal housing, see Section 4.1 4.
. Remove the timing cover assembly.
1 Remove the pedestal bolts and tab washer.
. Remove the pedestal / tensioner assembly and damper.
Slacken off the oil pump drive chain damper securing
bolts and move the damper clear of the chain. Push back
the lock tabs
(1 Fig. 1) and remove the securing bolts (2
Fig. 1) from the oil pump drive sprocket (3 Fig. 1).
in the appropriate Vehicle Service Manual.
drain any remaining coolant from the engine.
renew as required.
. Remove the drive sprocket and shim pack.
. Remove the oil pump drive chain (5 Fig. l), remove the
elastic band from the upper dampers and remove the
upper timing chain.
1 Remove the lower tensioner securing bolts and remove
the tensioner.
. Push back the lower chain fixed damper securing bolt lock
tabs and remove the bolts.
. Remove the damper and tab washer.
. Repeat for the remaining fixed and pivot dampers and re- move the lower chain and intermediate sprocket.
Remove the crankshaft pulley spacer and the crankshaft
pulley woodruff key.
= Remove the drive sprockets and woodruff keys from the
crankshaft.
1 Checkall drive sprocketsforwear, distortion and damaged
teeth. Renew as required.
. Remove the power assisted steering pump assembly, see
Section 10 in the appropriate Vehicle Service Manual and
reposition away from the timing cover area.
. Renew the auxiliary shaft, see Section 4.24.
1 Renew the auxiliary shaft bushes, see Section 4.19.
1 Remove the oil pump drive chain damper.
. Remove the spacers from behind the damper.
. Remove the pistons and connecting rods and renew, see
Section 4.7.
. Refit the connecting rod bearing shells to one connecting
rod and cap and fit the rod to the crankshaft. Torque
tighten
the nuts and checkthe side clearance between the end face of the rod and the journal shoulder (Fig. 2) -see
Service Data in the Preliminary Pages.
Remove the connecting rod from the crankshaft.
. Repeat for the remaining five connecting rods. Fig.
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CAUTION: The connecting rod bearing nuts, bolts and
main bearing securing bolts MUST be renewed during assembly and torque tightened as de- scribed in Section 2.1, SPS Joint Control Sys- tem.
. Ensuring that the main bearing caps are marked relative
to the cylinder block, remove the main bearing cap bolts
and remove the caps. Carefully
lift out the crankshaft.
Place the crankshaft
on suitable blocks on a bench. Re- move and discard the bearing shells and the thrust
washers. Clean the cylinder block, crankshaft and bearing
caps.
. Check the crankshaft journals for wear and ovality, for tol- erances - see Service Data in the Preliminary Pages.
. If any ofthe dimensions are outside the stated tolerances,
then the Crankshaft must be renewed.
Fit suitable bolts to the oil gallery plugs and pull to remove
(Fig.
1 ). Check all cylinder block oil galleries for cracks and
blockages. Fit new '0' rings to the oil gallew plugs, lubri- cate the '0' rings and fit the plugs to the cylinder block oil
galleries.
Check all bearing housings for cracks, distortion and any
signs of bearing movement, i.e. scoring or overheating,
renew as necessary.
Checkthecylinder block/cylinder head mating surface for
warping, bowing and cracks.
Check the bore wear in the cylinder block with a suitable
comparator (Fig.
2). This must be done in at least six posi- tions in the bore (Fig. 3).
Maximum bore wear normally occurs towards the
top of the bore, across its thrust axis.
If standard size replacement pistons are being fitted,
they must bethesamegradeasthe markingsonthe
cylinder block.
If new piston
ringsare being fitted without reboring,
de-glaze the cylinder bores using a hone or glaze buster. This operation will not increase the size of
the bores and will givethe bores across-hatchedfin- ish.
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0 1 Insert each new piston ring into the cylinder bore, (1 Fig. 1) ensuring they are square in the cylinders and checkthe gap using a strip gauge (2 Fig. 1).
. If the gap is insufficient, then a small flat file or carborun- dum stone can be used on the butting ends of the ring. En- sure that after filing no burrs remain.
Ensure that the rings are not inter
-mixed after they
have been gapped and that each piston/ring assem- bly is matched to its respective bore.
Measure the piston skirt clearance using a long strip
gauge. Insert the strip gauge down the right-hand side of
the cylinder bore, insert the correct piston INVERTED into
the bore (with the piston pin parallel to the axis of the
crankshaft).
. Push the piston down the cylinder until it reaches its
tightest point in the bore. At this point, withdraw the strip
gauge; a steady resistance should be felt.
1 If the tolerances are outside those given in Service Data in
the Preliminary Pages, the pistons must be renewed as a
complete set.
Note:
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Fit the new main bearing shell halves to the cylinder block
and lubricate with clean engine oil.
1 Clean and polish the crankshaft journals (remove any
scratches with lapping tape, polishing in an anti-clockwise
direction ONLY. against the crankshaft rotation), lubricate
with clean engine oil and carefully assemble the crank
- shaft into the cylinder block.
1 Fit the thrust washers ensuring that the grooved bearing
Check the crankshaft rotates freely.
1 Fit the remaining new bearing shell halves into the main
1 Lubricate with clean engine oil.
. Fit the caps to the cylinder block.
1 Start off the securing bolts (approximately 2 or 3 turns)
and very gently tap the main bearing caps to ensure they
are seated on the cylinder block.
face contacts
the crankshaft
(1 Fig. 2).
bearing caps.
= Check the crankshaft still rotates freely.
. Pull down each bearing cap individually and torque
1 Check the crankshaft still rotatesfreely after pulling down
tighten
the bolts.
each bearing cap.
Check the crankshaft end-float, see Section 4.12.
. Fit new woodruff keys to the crankshaft, never re-use old
. Fit the timing and oil pump sprockets to the crankshaft.
1 Check the connecting rods for parallelism, twist and bend,
If any connecting rod is unusable, then the complete set
1 Lubricate the small end bush, slide the piston pin through
ones.
using
a suitable measuring jig (Figs.
3 and 4).
must be renewed.
the piston and connecting rod. Fia.
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Fig. 3
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