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CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS
ENG
CAUTION:
WARNING
CAUTION:
NOTE:
e. Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
Connecting rod nut
15 Nm (1.5 mSkg, 11 ftSlb) + 150_
f. Replace the connecting rod bolts and nuts
with new ones.
Tighten the connecting rod bolts using the
plastic-region tightening angle method.
Always install new bolts and nuts.
g. Clean the connecting rod bolts and nuts.
h. Tighten the connecting rod nuts.
i. Put a mark
1
on the corner of the connecting
rod nut
2
and the connecting rod
3
.
j. Tighten the nut further to reach the specified
angle (150_).
When the nut is tightened more than the spe-
cified angle, do not loosen the nut and then
retighten it.
Replace the bolt with a new one and perform
the procedure again.
SDo not use a torque wrench to tighten the
nut to the specified angle.
STighten the nut until it is at the specified
angles.
When using a hexagonal nut, note that the
angle from one corner to another is 60_
k. Remove the connecting rod and big end
bearings.
Refer to “REMOVING THE CONNECTING
RODS”.
l. Measure the compressed Plastigauge
width on the crankshaft pin.
If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearing
clearance is out of specification, select re-
placement big end bearings.