| Measuring radial clearance |
| Special tools and workshop equipment required |
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| Do not interchange used bearings. |
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| Bearing shells worn down to nickel layer must be renewed. |
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| Remove main bearing caps and clean bearing caps and journals. |
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| Place a length of Plastigage corresponding to the width of the bearing on the bearing journal or bearing shell. |
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| The Plastigage must be positioned in the centre of the bearing shell |
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| Mount main bearing cap and tighten to 30 Nm. Do not rotate crankshaft. |
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| Remove main bearing cap once more. |
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| Compare width of Plastigage with measurement scale: |
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| New: 0.018 ... 0.045 mm. |
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