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4G6 - PISTONS / CONNECTING RODS
Installation Service Point
Installation of bearings on connecting rod
1. When replacing a bearing, connecting rod or crankshaft,
choose a bearing of the correct size which corresponds to the
external diameter of the crankshaft pin, in accordance with the
identification marks on the crankshaft pin and the connecting
rod bearing given in the table below.
2. The crankshaft identifier is engraved in the position shown in
the diagram.
3. The bearing identifier is engraved or printed at the position
shown in the diagram.
(Selecting a bearing : Example)
If the crankshaft identification mark is I, then choose a bearing
with the identification mark 0.
If it is difficult to make out the crankshaft identifier, measure the
external diameter of the pin and then choose the bearing that
corresponds to that diameter.
4. The selected bearing should be installed in the larger end of
the connecting rod and the cap.
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