Install Piston And Connecting Rod Assembly; Install Connecting Rod Caps - Toyota 22R-E Service Manual

ENGINE – ENGINE MECHANICAL
(c) Apply a light coat of engine oil on the threads and
under the cap bolt heads.
(d) Install and tighten the cap bolts in two or three passes
and in the sequence shown.
Torque: 103 N–m(1,050 kgf–cm, 76 ft–lbf)
(e) Check that the crankshaft turns smoothly.
(f) Check the crankshaft thrust clearance.
(See page EG1–53
5. INSTALL PISTON AND CONNECTING ROD AS–
SEMBLY
(a) Cover the rod bolts with a short piece of hose to
protect the crankshaft from damage.
(b) Lubricate the cylinder bore and rod journal with clean
engine oil.
(c) Using a ring compressor, tighten the compressor
snugly but NOT tightly against the piston and gently
tap the correctly numbered piston and rod assembly
into its cylinders with a wooden hammer handle or like
object. Make sure the notch and mark are facing
forward.
HINT: If the ring compressor is wound too tightly
around the piston, the bottom edge of the ring com–
pressor will catch against the beveled surface at the
top of the cylinder when tapping the piston in.

6. INSTALL CONNECTING ROD CAPS

(a) Match the numbered cap with the numbered rod.
(b) Install the cap with the front mark facing forward.
EG1–69