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6) Install generator referring to Section 6H.
7) For 4WD vehicle, install propeller shaft referring to Section
4B.
8) Connect drive shaft joints referring to Section 4.
9) Install exhaust No.1 pipe and tighten pipe fasteners to speci-
fied torque.
Tightening torque
Exhaust No.1 pipe bolts (a) : 50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft)
10) Reverse disconnected hoses, cables and electric wires for
connection.
11) Install air cleaner assembly, resonator and hoses referring to
“AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY AND RESONATOR”
12) Install A/C compressor to bracket (if equipped).
13) Adjust water pump belt tension referring to Section 6B.
14) Adjust A/C compressor belt tension (if equipped) referring to
Section 1B.
15) Adjust accelerator cable play referring to Section 6E1.
16) Check to ensure that all removed parts are back in place.
Reinstall any necessary parts which have not been rein-
stalled.
17) Refill cooling system with coolant engine with engine oil and
A/T with specified A/T fluid (vehicle with A/T).
18) Connect negative cable at battery.
19) Verify that there is no fuel leakage, coolant leakage, oil leak-
age, A/T fluid leakage (vehicle with A/T) and exhaust gas
leakage at each connection.
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Use a dial gauge to read displacement in axial (thrust) direction of
crankshaft.
If its limit is exceeded, replace thrust bearing with new standard
one or oversize one to obtain standard thrust play.
Crankshaft thrust play
Standard : 0.11 – 0.31 mm (0.0043 – 0.0122 in.)
Limit : 0.35 mm (0.0138 in.)
Out-of-round and taper (uneven wear) of journals
An unevenly worn crankshaft journal shows up as a difference in
diameter at a cross section or along its length (or both). This dif-
ference, if any, is determined by taking micrometer readings. If
any one of journals is badly damaged or if amount of uneven wear
in the sense explained above exceeds its limit, regrind or replace
crankshaft.
Crankshaft out-of-round and taper
Limit : 0.01 mm (0.0004 in.)
Out-of-round : A – B
Taper : a – b
Main Bearings
General information
Service main bearings are available in standard size and
0.25 mm (0.0098 in.) undersize, and each of them has 5
kinds of bearings differing in tolerance.
Upper half of bearing (1) has an oil groove (2) as shown in
figure.
Install this half with oil groove to cylinder block.
Lower half of bearing does not have an oil groove.
Visual inspection
Check bearings for pitting, scratches, wear or damage.
If any malcondition is found, replace both upper and lower halves.
Never replace either half without replacing the other half.
Main bearing clearance
Check clearance by using gaging plastic according to the follow-
ing procedure.
1) Remove bearing caps.
2) Clean bearings and main journals.
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3) Place a piece of gaging plastic (1) the full width of bearing
(parallel to crankshaft) on journal, avoiding oil hole.
4) Tighten bearing cap No.1 bolts (1) – (10) and No.2 bolts (11)
– (20) gradually as follows.
a) Tighten bolts (1) – (10) to 30 N·m (3.0 kg-m, 22.0 lb-ft)
according to numerical order in figure.
b) In the same manner as in Step a), tighten them to 50 N·m
(5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft).
c) In the same manner as in step a), retighten them to 60°.
d) Tighten bolts (11) – (20) to 22 N·m (2.2 kg-m, 16.0 lb-ft)
according to numerical order in figure.
Tightening torque
Crank shaft bearing No.1 bolts (1) – (10)
: 50 N·m (5.0 kg-m, 36.5 lb-ft) and extra tighten 60°
Crank shaft bearing No.2 bolts (11) – (20)
: 22 N·m (2.2 kg-m, 16.0 lb-ft)
5) Remove bearing caps and using scale (1) on gaging plastic
(2) envelop, measure gaging plastic width at its widest point.
If clearance exceeds its limit, replace bearing. Always
replace both upper and lower inserts as a unit.
A new standard bearing may produce proper clearance. If
not, it will be necessary to regrind crankshaft journal for use
of 0.25 mm undersize bearing.
After selecting new bearing, recheck clearance.
Main bearing clearance
Standard : 0.025 – 0.045 mm (0.0010 – 0.0018 in.)
Limit : 0.065 mm (0.0026 in.)
NOTE:
Do not rotate crankshaft while gaging plastic is installed.
NOTE:
After checking main bearing clearance, make sure that
replace bearing cap No.1 bolts new one.
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Selection of main bearings
STANDARD BEARING :
If bearing is in malcondition, or bearing clearance is out of specifi-
cation, select a new standard bearing according to the following
procedure and install it.
1) First check journal diameter. As shown in figure, crank web
No.2 has stamped numbers.
Three kinds of numbers (“1”, “2” and “3”) represent the fol-
lowing journal diameters.
Stamped numbers on crank web No.2 represent journal
diameters marked with an arrow in figure respectively.
For example, stamped number “1” indicates that correspond-
ing journal diameter is 44.994 – 45.000 mm (1.7714 –
1.7717 in.).
Crankshaft journal diameter
2) Next, check bearing cap bore diameter without bearing. On
mating surface of cylinder block, five alphabets are stamped
as shown in figure.
Three kinds of alphabets (“A”, “B” and “C”) represent the fol-
lowing cap bore diameters.
Stamped alphabets on cylinder block represent bearing cap
bore diameter marked with an arrow in figure respectively.
For example, stamped “A” indicates that corresponding bear-
ing cap bore diameter is 49.000 – 49.006 mm (1.9291 –
1.9294 in.).
Crankshaft bearing cap boreStamped
numbersJournal diameter
1 44.994 – 45.000 mm (1.7714 – 1.7717 in.)
2 44.988 – 44.994 mm (1.7712 – 1.7714 in.)
3 44.982 – 44.988 mm (1.7709 – 1.7712 in.)
Stamped
alphabetBearing cap bore diameter
(without bearing)
A 49.000 - 49.006 mm (1.9291 - 1.9294 in.)
B 49.006 - 49.012 mm (1.9294 - 1.9296 in.)
C 49.012 - 49.018 mm (1.9296 - 1.9298 in.)
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3) There are five kinds of standard bearings differing in thick-
ness. To distinguish them, they are painted in the following
colors at the position as indicated in figure.
Each color indicated the following thickness at the center of
bearing.
Standard size of crankshaft main bearing thickness
4) From number stamped on crank web No.2 and alphabets
stamped on cylinder block, determine new standard bearing
to be installed to journal, by referring to table shown below.
For example, if number stamped on crank web No.2 is “1”
and alphabet stamped on cylinder block is “B”, install a new
standard bearing painted in “Purple” to its journal.
Specification of new standard crankshaft main bearing
size
5) Using scale (1) on gaging plastic (2), check bearing clear-
ance with newly selected standard bearing.
If clearance still exceeds its limit, use next thicker bearing
and recheck clearance.
6) When replacing crankshaft or cylinder block due to any rea-
son, select new standard bearings to be installed by referring
to number stamped on new crankshaft or alphabets stamped
on new cylinder block. Color painted Bearing thickness
Pink 1.990 – 1.994 mm (0.0783 – 0.0785 in.)
Purple 1.993 – 1.997 mm (0.0785 – 0.0786 in.)
Brown 1.996 – 2.000 mm (0.0786 – 0.0787 in.)
Green 1.999 – 2.003 mm (0.0787 – 0.0789 in.)
Black 2.002 – 2.006 mm (0.0788 – 0.0790 in.)
1. Paint
Number stamped on crank web
No.2 (Journal diameter)
123
Alphabet
stamped on cyl-
inder block
(Cap bore dia.)APink Purple Brown
B Purple Brown Green
C Brown Green Black
New standard bearing to be
installed.
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UNDERSIZE BEARING (0.25 mm) :
0.25 mm undersize bearing is available, in five kinds varying
in thickness.
To distinguish them, each bearing is painted in the following
colors at such position as indicated in figure.
Each color represents the following thickness at the center of
bearing.
Undersize of crankshaft main bearing thickness
If necessary, regrind crankshaft journal and select undersize
bearing to use with it as follows.
a) Regrind journal to the following finished diameter.
Finished diameter
: 44.732 – 44.750 mm (1.7611 – 1.7618 in.)
1) Using micrometer, measure reground journal diameter.
Measurement should be taken in two directions perpendicu-
lar to each other in order to check for out-of-round.
2) Using journal diameter measured above and alphabets
stamped on cylinder block, select an undersize bearing by
referring to table given below.
Check bearing clearance with newly selected undersize
bearing.
Specification of new standard undersize crankshaft main bearingColor painted Bearing thickness
Red and Pink 2.115 - 2.119 mm (0.0833 - 0.0834 in.)
Red and Purple 2.118 - 2.122 mm (0.0834 - 0.0835 in.)
Red and Brown 2.121 - 2.125 mm (0.0835 - 0.0837 in.)
Red and Green 2.124 - 2.128 mm (0.0836 - 0.0838 in.)
Red and Black 2.127 - 2.131 mm (0.0837 - 0.0839 in.)
1. Paint
Measured journal diameter
44.744 – 44.750 mm
(1.7616 – 1.7618 in.)44.738 – 44.744 mm
(1.7613 – 1.7616 in.)44.732 – 44.738 mm
(1.7611 – 1.7613 in.)
Alphabets stamped
on cylinder blockA Red and Pink Red and Purple Red and Brown
B Red and Purple Red and Brown Red and Green
C Red and Brown Red and Green Red and Black
Undersize bearing to be installed
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Rear Oil Seal
Carefully inspect oil seal (1) for wear or damage.
If its lip is worn or damaged, replace it.
For oil seal installation, press-fit rear oil seal (1) to oil seal housing
(2) by using special tool as shown in the figure.
Special tool
(A) : 09911-97820
Drive in dimension
“a” : 3 mm (0.12 in.)
Flywheel
If ring gear is damaged, cracked or worn, replace flywheel.
If the surface contacting clutch disc is damaged, or exces-
sively worn, replace flywheel.
Check flywheel for face runout with a dial gauge.
If runout exceeds its limit, replace flywheel.
Flywheel on runout
Limit : 0.2 mm (0.0079 in.)
Sensor plate
Check sensor plate for crack or damage. If malcondition is
found, replace it.
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Cylinder Block
Distortion of gasketed surface
Using straightedge and thickness gauge, check gasketed
surface for distortion and, if flatness exceeds its limit, correct
it.
Cylinder block flatness
Limit : 0.05 mm (0.0020 in.)
Honing or reboring cylinders
1) When any cylinder needs reboring, all other cylinders must
also be rebored at the same time.
2) Select oversized piston according to amount of cylinder
wear.
Oversize piston diameter
3) Using micrometer, measure piston diameter.
Measurement position for piston diameter
“a” : 19.5 mm (0.77 in.)
4) Calculate cylinder bore diameter to be rebored as follows.
D = A + B – C
D : Cylinder bore diameter to be rebored.
A : Piston diameter as measured.
B : Piston clearance = 0.02 – 0.04 mm (0.0008 – 0.0016 in.)
C : Allowance for honing = 0.02 mm (0.0008 in.)
5) Rebore and hone cylinder to calculated dimension.
6) Measure piston clearance after honing
Size Piston diameter
Oversize 0.25 78.203 - 78.218 mm (3.0789 - 3.0794 in.)
Oversize 0.50 78.453 - 78.468 mm (3.0887 - 3.0893 in.)
NOTE:
Before reboring, install all main bearing caps in place
and tighten to specification to avoid distortion of bearing
bores.