Nubira SX Hatchback L4-2.0L DOHC D-TEC MFI (1999)
6. Check for permissible crankshaft end play. Refer to Crankshaft, Engine; Specifications.
7. With the crankshaft mounted on the front and rear crankshaft bearings, check the middle crankshaft journal for permissible out-of-round (runout).
Refer to Crankshaft, Engine; Specifications.
Important: Grease the crankshaft journals and lubricate the crankshaft bearings slightly so that the plastic gauging thread does not tear when the
crankshaft bearing caps are removed.
8. Inspect all of the crankshaft bearing clearances using a commercially available plastic gauging (ductile plastic threads).
9. Cut the plastic gauging threads to the length of the bearing width. Lay them axially between the crankshaft journals and the crankshaft bearings.
10. Install the crankshaft bearing caps and the bolts.
Tighten the crankshaft bearing cap bolts to 50 Nm (26 ft. lbs.). Use the angular torque gauge, KM-470-B, to tighten the crankshaft bearings + 45
degrees + another 15 degrees.
