Sidekick 4 Door 4WD L4-1.8L DOHC MFI 16V (1996)
3. Place a piece of gaging plastic the full width of bearing (parallel to crankshaft) on journal, avoiding oil hole.
4. Install lower crankcase to cylinder block. Tighten crankcase bolts, following sequence in figure. Tighten crankcase bolts to specified torque.
Tightening Torque:
(a): 60 Nm (6.0 kg-m, 43.5 ft. lbs.)
(b): 25 Nm (2.5 kg-m, 18.0 ft. lbs.)
NOTE: Do not rotate crankshaft while gauging plastic is installed.
5. Remove lower crankcase and using scale on gaging plastic envelop, measure gaging plastic width at its widest point. If clearance exceeds its limit,
replace bearing. Always replace both upper and lower inserts as a unit. A new standard bearing may produce proper clearance. If not, it will be
necessary to regrind crankshaft journal for use of 0.25 mm undersize bearing. After selecting new bearing, recheck clearance.
Bearing Clearance:
Standard: 0.026 - 0.046 mm (0.0010 - 0.0018 inch)
Limit: 0.060 mm (0.0023 inch)
Selection Of Main Bearings
Standard Bearing: If bearing is in malcondition, or bearing clearance is out of specification, select a new standard bearing according to following
procedure and install it.
