British Leyland Triumph Toledo, Repair Manual

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CRANKSHAFT END-FLOAT
—Check and adjust 12.21.26
Operation performed during Engine—strip and rebuild
12.41.05, Crankshaft—remove and refit 12.21.33, Front
main bearing—remove and refit 12.21.41, and Centre and
rear main bearing—remove and refit 12.21.42.
1. Secure a dial gauge to the crankcase so that the
indicator rod rests in a loaded condition on a
machined surface of a crankshaft throw.
2. Using a screwdriver between the centre main
bearing cap and an adjacent crankshaft throw, force
the crankshaft against the dial indicator rod.
3. Zero the dial indicator.
|4.**Force the crankshaft in the opposite direction and
note the gauge reading, which should indicate an
end-float o f 0*006 to 0*014 in. (0*1524 to 0*3556 mm).
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5. If necessary, adjust the end-float by removing the
rear main bearing cap and existing thrust washers
and renewing with different washers of suitable
thickness, ensuring:
a . Thrust washers are fitted so that the thrust faces
—identified by oil grooves—bear against the
crankshaft faces.
b. Locate in the register on both sides of the
crankshaft bearing bore half.
6. Refit the main bearing cap complete with shell
bearing and tighten the nuts to 50 to 65 lbf ft
(7 to 9 kgf m).
7. Re-check the end-float.
NOTE: The end-float may be checked with a feeler
gauge inserted between the thrust washer and
crankshaft.
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