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CRANKSHAFT END PLAY INSPECTION/REPAIR

BME011011301603

1. Install the main bearing cap. (See Main Bearing Cap Assembly Note)

2. Measure the crankshaft end play. If the end play exceeds the maximum, replace the thrust bearing or grind the crankshaft, and install an undersize bearing so that the specified end play is obtained.

Standard end play

  0.040-0.282 mm {0.00158-0.01110 in}

Maximum end play

  0.30 mm {0.012 in}
(mm {in})

Bearing size | Bearing thickness
--- | ---
Standard | 2.00-2.05 {0.0788-0.0807}
0.35 {0.01} oversize | 2.175-2.225 {0.0857-0.0876}

3. Remove the main bearing cap. (See Main Bearing Cap Disassembly Note)