Installation Of Piston/Con-Necting-Rod Assemblies - Jacobsen SXG323 Service Manual

(4) Then install bearing cap seals (B). Drive them in
until they subside 0 - 0.3 mm (0 - 0.012 in.) from
the cylinder block end. Fill the gaps with sili-
cone compound. Tighten the journal bearing cap
to the specified torque.
Specified torque:
Fig. 4-95
3.3.7. INSTALLATION OF PISTON/CON-NECT-
ING-ROD ASSEMBLIES
• Install bearings on the connecting-rod big end
and bearing cap with the bearing projections
seated securely in respective notches in the big
end and bearing cap. Apply engine oil to the
bearing surfaces.
• Clean the cylinder bores and crankshaft, and
apply engine oil to them.
• Set the crankshaft at BDC.
• Turn the front mark on the piston head towards
the front and make sure that the piston ring gaps
are 120°apart from each other. Then insert the
piston/connecting rod assembly, compressing the
piston rings with a piston ring compressor, into
the cylinder until the connecting rod bearing
comes into contact with the crankpin.
Fig.4-96
• Install the connecting rod bearing cap having the
4.5 - 5.5 kgf･m
• Tighten the connecting rod bearing cap to the
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same number that the connecting rod has.
Fig. 4-97
specified torque.
Fig. 4-98
Specified torque:
The crankshaft should turn smoothly.
4
2.7 - 3.3 kgf･m