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Connecting Rod Bearing: Specifications
Connecting Rod and Main Bearing Color Coding

Component Illustration

COLOR CODING OF MAIN BEARING AND BIG-END BEARING SHELLS 

Standard bearing shells are Yellow-Yellow or Red-Blue. Red shells are thinnest, yellow are 0.005 mm (0.0002 in) thicker than red, and blue are 
0.005 mm (0.0002) thicker that yellow. Only yellow bearing shells are available as a spare part.

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