5 Series E34 520i (M50) TOUR
Install crankshaft.
Place Type PG-1 Plastigage, source of supply: Cartool, on the
crankshaft wiped clean of oil and tighten bearing caps as
specified. For tightening torque,
refer to Technical Data.
Do not turn crankshaft.
Remove bearing caps and read bearing play,
refer to Technical Data,
by measuring the width of the flattened Plastigage with help of the
supplied scale.
Install new bearing shells or bearing shells with a different colour
code to correct the bearing play.
Overview
Survey of Colour Code / Shaft Diameter / Bearing Shell
Thickness,
refer to Technical Data.
Triple-classification colour codes:
Ge = yellow
GN = Green
Ws = White
1.
Crankshaft diameter
2.
Bearing play
3.
Bearing-shell thickness
4.
Mounting-block diameter
RA Replacing main bearing shells (M50)
BMW AG - TIS
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