Freelander Service Procedures
ENGINE - K SERIES KV6
12-3-84 OVERHAUL
13. Remove crankshaft, remove main bearing
shells and thrust washers from cylinder block.
Discard thrust washers.
14. Main bearings - selection: record main
bearing code letters from front face of cylinder
block. Reading from left to right, the first letter
relates to No.1, (front) main bearing journal.
15. Record main bearing code numbers, located on
the crankshaft rear web. The first number,
reading left to right, relates to number one main
bearing journal.
Inspect
1. Check crankshaft main journal diameters.
2. Diameters should be within tolerances.
Replace crankshaft if outside tolerance.
3. Determine appropriate main bearing shells to
be fitted from size selection and type tables in
general data.
4. Determine main bearing thickness by colour
5. Crankshaft big-end journal
diameters:Check crankshaft big-end journal
diameters; replace crankshaft if outside
tolerance.
6. Determine big-end bearing thickness by colour
7. Big-end bearings - selection: Record big-end
journal code letters, located on the rear
crankshaft web. The first letter, reading from
left to right, relates to the number one big-end
journal.
8. Record big-end bearing bore numbers, this will
be 7, 8 or 9 located on the connecting rod
bearing cap.