Nubira SX Hatchback L4-2.0L DOHC D-TEC MFI (1999)
Crankshaft Main Bearing: Service and Repair
Inspection Procedure - Crankshaft
1. Coat the crankshaft bearings with engine oil.
2. Install the upper crankshaft bearings into the engine block crankshaft journals.
3. Install the lower crankshaft bearings into the crankshaft bearing caps.
4. Install the crankshaft.
5. Inspect the crankshaft end play with the crankshaft bearings installed.
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).