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Crankshaft Main Bearing







Do not reuse the old bolts.

Install the 10 inner crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts (1).





Tighten the 10 NEW inner crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts in a sequence as shown and in the following order:
Tighten the inner crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts to 25 Nm (18 lb ft)
Tighten the inner crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts an additional 60°
Tighten the inner crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts an additional 15°






Install the 12 NEW outer crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts (1) and tighten in the following order:
Tighten the outer crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts to 10 Nm (89 lb in)
Tighten the outer crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts an additional 60°
Tighten the outer crankshaft bearing cap tie plate bolts an additional 15°

Crankshaft Bearing Journal Standard Diameter (brown or green)
50.004mm - 50.017mm
1.9687in - 1.9692in


Crankshaft Bearing Journal Undersize 0.25 Diameter (brown/blue or green/blue)
49.754mm - 49.767mm
1.9588in - 1.9593in


Crankshaft Bearing Journal Undersize 0.5 Diameter (brown/white or green/white)
49.504mm - 49.517mm
1.949in - 1.9495in


Crankshaft Bearing Journal Width Standard
23.000mm - 23.052mm
0.9055in - 0.9076in


Crankshaft Bearing Journal Width Undersize 0.25
23.200mm -23.252mm
0.9134in - 0.9154in

Crankshaft Bearing Journal Width Undersize 0.4
23.400mm - 23.452mm
0.9213in - 0.9233in

Crankshaft Bearing Mark 328N (brown) - Thickness
1.989mm -1.995mm
0.0783in - 0.0785in

Crankshaft Bearing Mark 329N (green) - Thickness
1.995mm - 2.001mm
0.0785in - 0.0788in

Crankshaft Bearing Mark 330N - Thickness Undersize 0.25 (brown/blue)
2.114mm - 2.120mm
0.0832in - 0.0835in

Crankshaft Bearing Mark 331 - Thickness Undersize 0.25 (green/blue)
2.120mm - 2.126mm
0.0835in - 0.0837in

Crankshaft Bearing Mark 332 - Thickness Undersize 0.5 (brown/white)
2.239mm - 2.245mm
0.0881in - 0.0884in

Crankshaft Bearing Mark 332 - Thickness Undersize 0.5 (green/white)
2.245mm - 2.251mm
0.0884in - 0.0886in

Crankshaft Bearing Clearance
0.007mm - 0.031mm
0.0003in - 0.0012in

Crankshaft Bearing Clearance Axial
0.100mm - 0.202mm
0.0039in - 0.008in

Crankshaft Bearing Out Of Round
0.03mm
0.0012in