Checking radial clearance of conrod bearings |
Special tools and workshop equipment required |
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| Remove conrod bearing caps. Clean bearing caps and bearing journals. |
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| Place Plastigage onto bearing journal or into bearing shells (length of Plastigage should correspond to width of bearing). |
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| Fit conrod bearing caps and tighten to 30 Nm without rotating crankshaft. |
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| Remove conrod bearing caps once more. |
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| Compare width of Plastigage with measurement scale: |
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| New: 0.015 ... 0.062 mm. |
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