| Measuring radial clearance |
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| Mark used bearing shells for re-installation, but not on bearing surface. |
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| Bearing shells worn down to the base layer must be renewed. |
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| Remove retaining frame and clean 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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| The Plastigage must be positioned in the centre of the bearing shell |
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| Fit retaining frame and tighten to 30 Nm. Do not rotate crankshaft. |
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| Remove retaining frame once more. |
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| Compare width of Plastigage with measurement scale: |
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| New: 0.017 ... 0.044 mm. |
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