| Measuring radial clearance of crankshaft |
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| Do not interchange used bearing shells. |
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| Bearing shells worn down to nickel layer must be renewed. |
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| Remove the crankshaft bearing caps then clean the bearing caps and supports. |
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| Place the Plastigage thread the same with of the bearing on to the journal or the half bearing. |
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| The Plastigage must be positioned in the centre of the bearing shell. |
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| Fit the bearing cap and tighten to 60 Nm without rotating the crankshaft. |
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| Remove bearing cap again. |
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| Check the width of the Plastigage thread against the measurement scale. |
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| New: 0.017 ... 0.037 mm. |
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