Acura NSX 1991 Manual page 144

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NOTE:
• Guide the piston carefully to prevent damage.
• Fit long rubber hoses (about 30 cm long) to con-
necting rod bolts to protect the crankshaft.
• Install the pistons after setting the crankshaft to
BDC for each cylinder.
CORRECT
RUBBER HOSES
9 x 0.75 mm
20 N-m (2.0 kg-m, 14 Ib-ft)
after turn to 95°
BEARING CAP
MARK
• Line up the marks when installing connecting
rod cap.
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INCORRECT
WASHERS
5. Check the rod bearing clearance with plastigage
(see page 7-7), then torque the connecting rod cap
nuts.
NOTE: Reference numbers on connecting rods are
for big-end bore tolerance and do NOT indicate the
position of piston in engine.
CONNECTING ROD CAP NUT TORQUING
METHOD
1) Torque the connecting rod cap nut to 20 N-m
(2.0 kg-m, 14 Ib-ft) with a beam-type torque
wrench.
2) Install a torque angle gauge to the cap nut, then
turn the cap nut 95 degrees.
Snap-on
TA360 or
equivalent