Installing Main Bearing Cap; Inserting Side Seal - Mitsubishi L Series Service Manual

1.3 Installing main bearing cap

The foremost and rearmost caps should be installed
so that they are flush with the cylinder block surface.
(1) Apply sealant to the mating surface of the foremost and
rearmost caps and the cylinder block mating faces
before installing the main bearing caps.
Sealant or lubricant
(2) Install the main bearing caps so that their front marks
(arrow) and cap numbers are in numerical order from
the front of the engine.
(3) Temporarily tighten bolts.

1.4 Inserting side seal

(1) Apply a sealant to the outer periphery of new side seals.
Sealant THREEBOND 1212 or 1211
(2) With the round section of the side seals facing outward,
press them partway into the front and rear caps using
hands.
(3) When the side seals are installed partway into caps, use
a tool with flat surface such as flat-head screwdriver to
install completely, taking care not to bend them.
THREEBOND 1212 or 1211
REASSEMBLY OF BASIC ENGINE
Front
Reassembled position of main bearing cap
Installing main bearing cap
Side seal
Round portion
Installed direction of side seal
Inserting side seal
Flush
Round portion
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