Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Alfa Romeo
01 1.7 16V Boxer engine (1712)02 1.9 JTD engine (1910)03 1.9 TD and TD Cat engine (1929)04 146 bodywork05 Engine overhaul: index and updates06 Engine overhaul: 1.3 and 1.6 Boxer (AR33501, AR33201)07 Engine overhaul: 1.7 16V Boxer (AR33401)08 Engine overhaul: 1.4, 1.6 and 1.8 Twin Spark 16V09 Engine overhaul: 2.0 Twin Spark 16V10 Engine overhaul: 1.9 JTD (AR32302)11 Engine overhaul: 1.9 TD (AR67501)12 Engine overhaul: 3.0 V6 (AR16101)13 Engine overhaul: 3.0 V6 24V (AR16102)14 Engine overhaul: 2.0 V6 Turbo (AR16202)
Alfa Romeo 145/146 Engines, 146 Bodywork and Engine Overhaul Manual (1994-2001)13 · Engine overhaul: 3.0 V6 24V (AR16102)
13 · Engine

Crankshaft axial play

Make
Alfa Romeo
Model
145/146 Engines, 146 Bodywork and Engine Overhaul Manual
Year
1994–2001
Section
Overhauling › Crankshaft axial play
Engine overhaul: 3.0 V6 24V (AR16102)Crankshaft axial play

CRANKSHAFT AXIAL PLAY

  1. Check whether crankshaft axial play falls within prescribed values by means of a centesimal gauge applied with its magnetic base.
Crankshaft axial play measurement setup
Crankshaft axial play
0.080 ÷ 0.265 mm

CYLINDER LINER, PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD REFITTING

  • Clean the cylinder liners carefully, fit the seals and insert in the crankcase. Make sure they reach the end of the stroke.
  1. Lock the cylinder liners in the crankcase with the liner retainer tools no. 1.820.279.000 and fasten the respective nuts at the prescribed torque.
Cylinder liner installation with tool
1.820.279.000

10 ÷ 15 Nm
1 ÷ 1.5 kgm

  1. Fit tool no. 1.825.003.000 (C.6.0148) and the reset centesimal gauge on the crankcase. Position one side and then the other so that the feeler is in contact with the cylinder liner edges. Check the projection falls within the prescribed values.
Crankcase cylinder liner projection measurement
Crankcase cylinder liner projection
0.01 ÷ 0.06 mm
  1. Couple the pistons and their respective connecting rods. Make sure the arrow printed on the top of the piston is facing the direction shown in the figure with respect to the lubrication hole on the side of the connecting rod.
Engine valve adjustment tool setup diagram
Piston and connecting rod orientation
  • Fit the gas rings and the oil scraper on the piston with a suitable tool.

NOTE: After refitting, address the gas ring cuts so that they do not coincide with the journal axis and at 120° one from the other.

Parts & tools for this job For 1994 Alfa Romeo 145/146

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