Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Crankshaft, Check (Bearing Play - with Plastigage)  

  Remove, Disconnect   

Remove crankshaft bearing cap with crankshaft bearing shell.  

  Measure   

Measure with Plastigage (malleable plastic threads). Plastigage is available for various tolerance ranges. Type: PG1, colour: green.  

Cut thread to length of bearing width and insert axially between crankshaft journal and bearing shell (see illus.).   Attach crankshaft bearing cap to cylinder block - 50 Nm / 37 lbf. ft. + 45 ° + 15 °     Important!    To prevent thread from tearing when the crankshaft bearing cap is removed, degrease crankshaft journal and lubricate bearing shell slightly. Do not turn crankshaft.

  Measure   

Remove crankshaft bearing cap. Measure width of flattened plastic thread with scale (arrow). Permissible tolerance - see Technical Data. Do not confuse millimetre and imperial units on scale.     Clean    Clean crankshaft bearing journals and bearing shells.

  Install, Connect   

Install crankshaft bearing shell and crankshaft bearing cap with new bolts.     Torque - Angle Method    Crankshaft bearing cap to cylinder block - 50 Nm / 37 lbf. ft. + 45 ° + 15 ° 1)

1)  Use new bolts.