Town & Country Van AWD V6-230 3.8L VIN L SMFI (1998)
Crankshaft: Service and Repair
Removal and Installation
MAIN BEARINGS
Main Bearing Cap Identification
Bearing caps are not interchangeable and should be marked at removal to insure correct assembly. Upper and lower bearing halves are NOT
interchangeable. Lower main bearing halves of 1, 3 and 4 are interchangeable. Upper main bearing halves of 1, 3 and 4 are interchangeable.
CRANKSHAFT MAIN JOURNALS
Measure Crankshaft Journal O.D.
The crankshaft journals should be checked for excessive wear, taper and scoring. Limits of taper or out-of-round on any crankshaft journals should be
held to 0.025 mm (0.001 inch). Journal grinding should not exceed 0.305 mm (0.012 inch) under the standard journal diameter. Do NOT grind thrust
faces of Number 2 main bearing. Do NOT nick crank pin or bearing fillets. After grinding, remove rough edges from crankshaft oil holes and clean
out all passages.
CAUTION: With the nodular cast iron crankshafts used it is important that the final paper or cloth polish after any journal regrind be in the same
direction as normal rotation in the engine.
