Vanden Plas (X300) L6-4.0L (AJ16) (1996)
Connecting Rod Bearing: Service and Repair
Connecting Rod Bearing, Engine Set, Renew
Remove components as required for access and proceed as follows.
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Remove the oil pan.
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Remove the bolts securing the crankshaft windage trays (6 Fig. 1) to the cylinder block and remove the trays.
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Rotate the crankshaft for access to the first connecting rod.
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Remove the nuts (1 Fig. 2) securing the connecting rod bearing cap (2 Fig. 2) to the connecting rod and remove the cap and bearing assembly.
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Note the position of the cap relative to the connecting rod and also that they are numbered to each other (Fig. 3). Discard the connecting rod
bearing nuts.
CAUTION: The connecting rod nuts and bolts MUST be renewed during assembly and torque tightened as described under Engine, Service