Hyundai Seasall S220P, Workshop Manual

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Engine Mechanical System
40
Cylinder block
Inspection
Connecting Rod
1. Check the connecting rod bearing oil clearance.
1) Check the marks on the connecting rod and rod cap
for accurate reassembling.
2) Loosen the two connecting rod cap bolts.
3) Remove the connecting rod cap and the lower
bearing.
4) Clean up the crankshaft pin journal and its
5) Put on the plastic gauge along the axis direction of
the crankshaft.
6) Reassemble the lower bearings and the connecting
rod caps and tighten the bolts with the specified torque
below.
Tightening Torque:
27.5 ~ 31.4Nm (2.8 ~ 3.2kgf.m, 20.3 ~ 23.1lb-ft) +
88
˚~92˚
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NOTICE
• Do not rotate the crankshaft.
• Do not reuse the connecting rod cap bolts.
7) Remove the connecting rod cap again.
8) Measure the plastic gauge at its widest point.
9) If the measurement from the plastic gauge is out of
the specification, change the bearings with new ones of
the same identification color. Recheck the oil clearance.
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CAUTION
Do not file, shim, or scrape the bearings or the caps to
adjust the clearance.
Standard oil clearance: