PT Cruiser L4-2.4L Turbo VIN 8 (2005)
19. Remove all bed plate bolts from the engine block (Fig. 62).
20. Using a mallet gently tap the bedplate loose from the engine block dowel pins.
CAUTION: Do not pry up on one side of the bed plate. Damage may occur to cylinder block to bed plate alignment and thrust bearing.
21. Bed plate should be removed evenly from the cylinder block dowel pins to prevent damage to the dowel pins and thrust bearing.
CAUTION: Use extreme care when handling crankshaft. Tone wheel damage can occur if crankshaft is mishandled.
22. Lift out crankshaft from cylinder block. Do not damage the main bearings or journals when removing the crankshaft.
23. Remove the target ring mounting screws and discard.
24. Remove the target ring from the crankshaft.
INSPECTION
The crankshaft journals should be checked for excessive wear, taper and scoring (Fig. 63). Limits of taper or out of round on any crankshaft journals
should be held to 0.025 mm (0.001 inch). Journal grinding should not exceed 0.305 mm (0.012 inch) under the standard journal diameter. DO NOT
grind thrust faces of No. 3 main bearing. DO NOT nick crank pin or bearing fillets. After grinding, remove rough edges from crankshaft oil holes and
clean out all passages.
CAUTION: With the nodular cast iron crankshafts, it is important that the final paper or cloth polish be in the same direction as normal rotation in
the engine.
INSTALLATION - CRANKSHAFT
CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING LOCATION
