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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
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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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der block.
• The bearing will have an identification mark (1)
imprinted in the position as shown.
IDENTIFYING CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARINGS
Combination of Crankshaft Main Journal and Spindle Bore Identification
mark and color
of No. 1, 2, 4, 5 journal bearing Identification
mark and color
of No. 3 journal bearing
Crankshaft Main Journal
Identification
mark of spindle bore
Group Identification
Color External
Diameter (mm)
1 Yellow 56.994 - 57.000 0
Green Black
1 Yellow Green
2 None Yellow
2 None 56.988 - 56.994 0
Yellow Green
1 None Yellow
2 Blue None
3 White 56.982 - 56.988 0
None Yellow
1 Blue None
2 Red Blue
NOTE :
As an example, if the identification color of the crankshaft main journal is yellow and the identification mark of spindle
bore is “1”, choose the No. 1,2,4,5 bearing of which identification mark is “2” and identification color is “yellow” and
No.3 bearing of which identification mark is “1” and identification color is “green”.
ENGINE UNIT REPAIR
LTSM020127
LTSM020181
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