| Measuring radial clearance of camshafts |
| Special tools and workshop equipment required |
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| Clean bearings and bearing journals. |
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| Place a length of Plastigage corresponding to the width of the bearing on the bearing journal or bearing shell to be measured. |
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| The Plastigage must be positioned in the centre of the bearing. |
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| Fit retaining frame and tighten to 8 Nm (do not turn further) without rotating camshafts → Fig.. |
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| Remove retaining frame again. |
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| Compare width of Plastigage with measurement scale. |
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| 24 mm bearing diameter: 0.024 ... 0.066 mm. |
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| 36 mm bearing diameter: 0.050 ... 0.100 mm. |
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