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Crankshaft Main Bearing

MAIN BEARING CAP





Using SST, tighten the 10 bolts to the specified torque in several passes in the sequence shown.
SST 09011-38121
Torque: 22 Nm (224 kgf-cm, 16 ft. lbs.)

Using SST, retighten the 10 bolts to the specified torque in several passes in the sequence shown.
SST 09011-38121
Torque: 44 Nm (449 kgf-cm, 32 ft. lbs.)




Mark the front of each bearing cap bolt with paint.
Retighten each bearing cap bolts by 45° in two passes, in the numerical order shown.
Check that the paint mark of each bolt is now at a 90° angle to the front.