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1. Remove the engine front cover.
2. Remove the crankshaft rear oil seal.
1 - Cylinder Block
2 - Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal Housing
3 - Crankshaft Rear Oil Seal
4 - Crankshaft Thrust Bearing
5 - Upper Crankshaft Bearing6 - Crankshaft
7 - Lower Crankshaft Bearing
8 - Bearing Cap
9 - Bearing Cap Bolt
ENGINE UNIT REPAIR
LTSM020194
02–234Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
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Crankshaft Axial Clearance
•Check the axial clearance of the crankshaft.
CRANKSHAFT AXIAL CLEARANCE
DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION MAXIMUM LIMIT
Crankshaft 0.05 - 0.18 mm 0.25 mm
Crankshaft Bearing Oil Clearance (Plastigauge)
•Check the oil clearance of the crankshaft.
Clean all engine oil off of the crankshaft jour-
nals.
Cut the plastigauge into lengths as wide as the crankshaft journal.
Lay the plastigauge across the crankshaft journal.
Carefully install the main bearing cap.
Torque the main bearing cap to the specified torque.
Carefully disassemble the main bearing cap.
Use the measuring rule imprinted on the plas- tigauge package to measure the width of the
widest part of the plastigauge.
ENGINE UNIT REPAIR
BESM020076
BESM020077
02–236Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine CRANKSHAFT BEARING OIL CLEARANCE
Standard Clearance 0.02 - 0.04 mm
Maximum Clearance 0.1 mm
Crankshaft Main Journal Roundness
•The crankshaft main journals should be checked for
excessive wear, roundness and scoring. Limits of
roundness on any crankshaft main journals should
be held to 0.006 mm. Limits of roundness on any
crankshaft rod journals should be held to 0.006
mm. DO NOT nick crank pin or bearing fillets. Lim-
its of out of round on any crankshaft journals
should be held to 0.006 mm.
CRANKSHAFT MAIN JOURNALS
DESCRIPTION SPECIFICATION MAXIMUM LIMIT
Crankshaft Journal Roundness 0.006 mm0.006 mm
Assembly
NOTE :
Cleanliness is extremely important during the engine assembly procedure. Any foreign material, including any mate-
rial created while cleaning gasket surfaces, that enters the oil passages, coolant passages or the oil pan can cause
engine failure.
Before installing the main bearing bolts, clean the threads and oil the bolts with clean engine oil.
Crankshaft Main Bearings
•Perform the following when replacing the crankshaft main bearings:
Measure and record the external diameter of
the crankshaft main journals.
ENGINE UNIT REPAIR
BESM020075
LTSM020119
02
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