CONNECTING ROD INSTALLATION
1. Clean all oil off connecting rod, connecting rod cap
and bearing inserts.
2. Install bearing inserts onto connecting rod and
cap.
NOTE:First, install bearing tab into groove, then press
the rest of the bearing into place.
3. Apply assembly lube onto the connecting rod
bearings and crank pin.
Lubricant:
Moly Assembly Paste: 2871460
4. Install rod and cap onto the crankshaft. Ensure
that I.D. marks are aligned.
NOTE:Procedure during disassembly called for mark-
ing of connecting rod and cap. Ensure that each part
is installed in its original location by noting the marks
placed on the parts during disassembly.
NOTE:Observe that the oil hole on the connecting rod
faces forward when assembled on the crankshaft (to-
ward the exhaust side).
5. Tighten rod cap nuts to 1/2 torque specification,
then full torque.
Rod Nut Torque:
29-33 ft./lbs. (39-45 Nm)
6. Inspect that the connecting rod is free to rotate on
the crankshaft journal.
Oil hole
on rod to
exhaust
side
ENGINE
Marks
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