| Measuring radial clearance of camshafts |
| Special tools and workshop equipment required |
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| Remove roller rocker finger. |
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| Remove bearing cap and clean crankshaft journal. |
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| Place a Plastigage corresponding to the width of the bearing on the journal or into the bearing shells. |
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| The Plastigage must lie in the middle of the bearing. |
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| Fit retainer frame and tighten to 10 Nm → Fig. without twisting crankshafts. |
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| Remove the bearing cap module. |
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| Compare width of Plastigage with the measurement scale. |
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| Radial clearance: 0.035 ... 0.085 mm. |
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