| Measuring radial clearance of crankshaft |
| 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 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 main bearing caps and tighten to 60 Nm without rotating crankshaft. |
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| Remove main bearing caps once more. |
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| Compare width of Plastigage with measurement scale: |
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| New: 0.017 ... 0.037 mm. |
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