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Crankshaft, Remove and Install - Diesel engine > < Determine crankshaft bearing clearance (determine bearing clearance with Plastigage)

Check crankshaft bearing clearance (with micrometer gauge internal measuring device)

Note:   Crankshaft removed

  Install

1.   Attach 5x crankshaft bearing cap with crankshaft bearing shell to cylinder block
Note:   The bolt can be reused for checking the crankshaft bearing clearance
•   Tighten 10x bolts 39 Nm + 60°

  Measure

2.   The average crankshaft bearing diameter is measured using an internal measuring device at points I, II and III and then calculated arithmetically.
3.   Formula for calculating the average crankshaft bearing diameter

Example:

 

 

 

I

52.738 mm

 

 

II

52.732 mm

 

 

III

52.741 mm

 

 

 

158.211 mm

divided by 3 =

52.737 mm

4.   The average crankshaft bearing diameter is 52.737 mm.
Object Number: 2387884  Size: DEFAULT


5.   The crankshaft bearing journal diameter is measured with a micrometer at points I and II and then calculated arithmetically.
6.   Formula for calculating the average crankshaft bearing journal diameter:

Example:

 

 

 

I

52.698 mm

 

 

II

52.694 mm

 

 

 

105.392 mm

divided by 2 =

52.696 mm

7.   The average crankshaft bearing journal diameter is 52.696 mm.
Object Number: 2387881  Size: DEFAULT


8.   The crankshaft play is calculated from the difference in diameter between the crankshaft bearing bore and crankshaft journal.

Example:

 

Average crankshaft bearing diameter

52.737 mm

Average crankshaft journal diameter

- 52.696 mm

 

0.041 mm

9.   Permissible crankshaft bearing clearance: LUREF_1.gif

Crankshaft, Remove and Install - Diesel engine > < Determine crankshaft bearing clearance (determine bearing clearance with Plastigage)