TL FWD V6-3.5L (2009)
Crankshaft: Service and Repair
Crankshaft and Piston Installation
Crankshaft and Piston Installation
Special Tools Required
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Driver handle, 15 x 135L 07749-0010000
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Oil seal driver attachment, 106 mm 070AD-RCA0200
1. Check the connecting rod bearing clearance with plastigage. See: Connecting Rod Bearing/Service and Repair
2. Check the main bearing clearance with plastigage. See: Crankshaft Main Bearing/Service and Repair
3. Install the bearing halves in the engine block and the connecting rods.
4. Apply new engine oil to the inside of the main bearings and the rod bearings.
5. Install the CKP pulse plate to the crankshaft. See: Powertrain Management/Computers and Control Systems/Crankshaft Position Sensor/Service
and Repair/CKP Pulse Plate Replacement
6. Lower the crankshaft (A) into the engine block, being careful not to damage the journals and the CKP pulse plate.
7. Apply new engine oil to the side with the thrust washer groove. Install the thrust washers (A) in the No. 3 journal.
8. Install the bearings (A) and the bearing caps (B) with the arrow (C) facing the timing belt side of the engine block.
9. Apply new engine oil to the bolt threads and flanges, then loosely install the bearing cap bolts (D) and the bearing cap side bolts (E).
10. Set the crankshaft to bottom dead center (BDC) for the cylinder you are installing the piston in.
11. Apply new engine oil to the piston, the inside of the ring compressor, and the cylinder bore.
12. Attach the ring compressor to the piston/connecting rod assembly, and check that the bearing is securely in place.
