2000 SUZUKI SWIFT Rod bearings

ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-59
Crank Pin and Connecting Rod Bearings

Inspect crank pin for uneven wear or damage. Measure crank pin
for out-of-round or taper with a micrometer. If crank pin is dam-
aged, or out-of-round or taper is out of limit, replace crankshaft or
regrind crank pin to undersize and use undersize bearing.
Connecting rod bearing size
Crank pin diameter
Standard41.982 – 42.000 mm
(1.6528 – 1.6535 in.)
0.25 mm (0.0098 in.)41.732 – 41.750 mm
(1.6430 – 1.6437 in.)
Out-of-round and taper limit: 0.01 mm (0.0004 in.)

Rod bearing:
Inspect bearing shells for signs of fusion, pitting, burn or flaking
and observe contact pattern. Bearing shells found in defective
condition must be replaced.
Two kinds of rod bearing are available; standard size bearing and
0.25 mm undersize bearing. To distinguish them, 0. 25 mm under-
size bearing has the stamped number (US025) on its backside as
indicated in figure, but standard size one has no number.

Rod bearing clearance:
1) Before checking bearing clearance, clean bearing and crank
pin.
2) Install bearing in connecting rod and bearing cap.
3) Place a piece of gaging plastic (1) to full width of crankpin as
contacted by bearing (parallel to crankshaft), avoiding oil hole.
4) Install rod bearing cap (1) to connecting rod.
When installing cap, be sure to point arrow mark (2) on cap to
crankshaft pulley side (3), as shown in figure. After applying
engine oil to rod bolts, tighten cap nuts to specified torque. DO
NOT turn crankshaft with gaging plastic installed.
Tightening Torque
(a): 35 N
.m (3.5 kg-m, 25.5 lb-ft)

A: Crankshaft pulley side
B: Flywheel side
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INSTALLATION OR CONNECTION
1) Apply engine oil to pistons, rings, cylinder walls, connecting rod
bearings and crankpins.
NOTE:
Do not apply oil between connecting rod and bearing or be-
tween bearing cap and bearing.
2) Install guide hoses over connecting rod bolts.
These guide hoses protect crankpin and threads of rod bolt from
damage during installation of connecting rod and piston assem-
bly.
3) When installing piston and connecting rod assembly into cylin-
der bore, point arrow mark on piston head to crankshaft pulley
side.
4) Install piston and connecting rod assembly into cylinder bore.
Use special tool (Piston ring compressor) to compress rings.
Guide connecting rod into place on crankshaft.
Using a hammer handle, tap piston head to install piston into
bore. Hold ring compressor firmly against cylinder block until all
piston rings have entered cylinder bore.
Special Tool
(A): 09916-77310
5) Install bearing cap (1):
Point arrow mark (2) on cap to crankshaft pulley side (3).
Tighten cap nuts to specification.
Tightening Torque
(a): 35 N
.m (3.5 kg-m, 25.5 lb-ft)

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5) Remove cap and using scale (2) on gaging plastic (1) envelope,
measure gaging plastic width at its widest point. If clearance ex-
ceeds 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.
StandardLimit
Bearing clearance0.020 – 0.040 mm
(0.0008 – 0.0016 in.)0.060 mm
(0.0023 in.)
Selection of main bearings
STANDARD BEARING:
If bearing is in malcondition, or bearing clearance is out of specifica-
tion, select a new standard bearing according to the following pro-
cedure and install it.
1) First check journal diameter by using the following procedure.
As shown in figure, crank webs (1) of No.2 and No.3 cylinders
have five stamped numerals.
Three kinds of numerals (“1”, “2” and “3”) represent the following
journal diameters.
Numeral stamped
Journal diameter
144.994 – 45.000 mm
(1.7714 – 1.7716 in.)
244.988 – 44.994 mm
(1.7712 – 1.7714 in.)
344.982 – 44.988 mm
(1.7709 – 1.7712 in.)
The first, second, third, fourth and fifth (left to right) stamped nu-
merals represent journal diameters at bearing caps “1”, “2”, “3”,
“4” and “5” respectively.
For example, in figure, the first (leftmost) numeral “3” indicates
that journal dia. at bearing cap “1” is within 44.982 – 44.988 mm,
and second one “1” indicate that journal dia. at cap “2” is within
44.994 – 45.000 mm.

ENGINE MECHANICAL (G13B, 1-CAM 16-VALVES ENGINE) 6A1-77
5) Rebore and hone cylinder to calculated dimension.
NOTE:
Before reboring, install all main bearing caps in place and
tighten to specification to avoid distortion of bearing bores.
6) Measure piston clearance after honing.
INSTALLATION
NOTE:

All parts to be installed must be perfectly clean.

Be sure to oil crankshaft journals, journal bearings, thrust
bearings, crankpins, connecting rod bearings, pistons, pis-
ton rings and cylinder bores.

Journal bearings, bearing caps, connecting rods, rod bear-
ings, rod bearing caps, pistons and piston rings are in com-
bination sets. Do not disturb such combination and make
sure that each part goes back to where it came from, when
installing.
1) Install main bearings to cylinder block.
One of two halves of main bearing (2), has an oil groove (3).
Install it to cylinder block (1), and the other half without oil groove
to bearing cap.
Make sure that two halves are painted in the same color.
2) Install thrust bearings (1) to cylinder block between No.2 and
No.3 cylinders. Face oil groove (2) sides to crank webs.