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CRANKSHAFT
NOTE:
Refer to “INSTALLING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
Connecting rod nut
36 Nm (3.6 mSkg)
f. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to “REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
g. Measure the compressed Plastigauge
width
1
on the crankshaft pin.
If the clearance is out of specification, select
replacement big end bearings.
6. Select:
big end bearings (P
1
X P
4
)
SThe numbers stamped into the crankshaft web
and the numbers on the connecting rods are
used to determine the replacement big end
bearing sizes.
S“P1” X “P4” refer to the bearings shown in the
crankshaft illustration.
For example, if the connecting rod “P
1
” and the
crankshaft web “P
1
” numbers are “4” and “1” re-
spectively, then the bearing size for “P1” is:
Bearing size for “P
1
”:
“P
1
” (connecting rod) – “P
1
”
(crak-kshaft) =4 – 1 = 3 (brown)
BIG END BEARING COLOR CODE
1 Blue
2 Black
3 Brown
4 Green