2000 TOYOTA CAMRY Service Repair Manual

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual (f) Lightly turn the No. 1 balance shaft by hand and meas±
ure the backlash.
HINT:
wTurn the No.1 balance shaft 4 or 5 times to
provide a steady backlash reading.
wTo prevent excessive backlash due t

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual (p) Turn the crankshaft clockwise again to align the
groove of the No.2 housing with the punch mark B.
(q) Set the dial gauge. (See procedure in step (e))
(r) Measure the backlash. (See procedure in s

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual 5. CHECK CONNECTING ROD THRUST CLEARANCE
Using a dial indicator, measure the thrust clearance
while moving the connecting rod back and forth.
Standard thrust clearance:
0.160 ± 0.312 mm (0.0063 ± 0.

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual (e) Clean the crank pin and bearing.
(f) Check the crank pin and bearing for pitting and scrat±
ches.
If the crank pin or bearing is damaged, replace the
bearings.  If necessary, grind or replace the

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual (j) Measure the Plastigage at its widest point.
   Standard oil clearance:
         STD
           0.024 ± 0.055 mm (0.0009 ± 0.0022 in.)
        U/S 0.25
           0.023 ± 0.069 mm (0.0009 ± 0.0

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual 8. CHECK CRANKSHAFT THRUST CLEARANCE
Using a dial indicator, measure the thrust clearance
while prying the crankshaft back and forth with a
screwdriver.
Standard thrust clearance:
     0.020 ± 0.220

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TOYOTA CAMRY 2000  Service Repair Manual (d) Clean each main journal and bearing.
(e) Check each main journal and bearing for pitting and
scratches.
     If the journal or bearing is damaged, replace the bear±
ings. If necessary, grind or r