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Dismantling and assembling pistons and conrods > < Removing and installing crankshaft
Assembly overview
   
Assembly overview
1 - Bearing cap
q   Bearing cap 1: vibration damper end
q   Bearing cap 4 with recesses for thrust washers.
q   Bearing shell retaining lugs in cylinder block and bearing caps must be on the same side.
2 - 30 Nm + 1/2 turn (180°) further
q   Renew
q   2 further turns of 90° is permitted
3 - Bearing shells 1 ... 6
q   For bearing cap without oil groove.
q   For cylinder block with oil groove.
q   Do not interchange used bearing shells (mark).
4 - Thrust washer
q   For bearing cap 4
q   Note fixing arrangement
5 - Crankshaft
q   Before removing, see note → Chapter
q   Axial clearance:
q   New: 0.07...0.23 mm
q   Wear limit: 0.30 mm
q   Check radial clearance with Plastigage:
q   New: 0.02...0.06 mm
q   Wear limit: 0.10 mm
q   Do not rotate crankshaft when checking radial clearance.
q   Crankshaft dimensions:
q   Main bearing: 59.958...59.978 mm
q   Conrod bearing: 53.958...53.978 mm
q   Reworking is not permissible
q   When renewing, use bearing shell with yellow mark
6 - Sender wheel
q   For engine speed sender -G28-
q   Renew
q   Installing → Fig.
7 - 10 Nm + 1/4 turn (90°) further
q   Renew
8 - Oil spray jet
q   For crankshaft bearings 2...6
q   For piston cooling.
q   Opening pressure: 2.0 bar
q   Removing and installing → Fig..
q   See note → Chapter.

   
Fitting sender wheel to crankshaft
Ensure that contact surfaces of crankshaft and sender wheel are free of oil and grease.
–  As an additional securing measure, thinly coat reverse side of sender wheel with locking fluid D 000 600.
–  When installing, ensure that mark -VR5- -arrow- is at single threaded hole.
–  First tighten all securing bolts lightly by hand.
–  Then tighten securing bolts to 10 Nm + 1/4 turn (90°).
  N13-0282

Dismantling and assembling pistons and conrods > < Removing and installing crankshaft