CONNECTING RODS AND PISTONS5-80WARNINGEWA13400If the connecting rod bolt is tightened morethan the specified angle, do not loosen thebolt and then retighten it. Instead, replacethe connecting rod bolt with a new one andperform the procedure again.ECA13950Do not use a torque wrench to tighten theconnecting rod bolt to the specified angle.j. After the installation, check that the sectionshown “a” is flush with each other by touch-ing the surface.k. Remove the connecting rod and big endbearings.l. Measure the compressed Plastigauge®width on the crankshaft pin.If the crankshaft-pin-to-big-end-bearingclearance is out of specification, selectreplacement big end bearings.▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲2. Select:• Big end bearings (P1–P4)TIP• The numbers “A” stamped into the crank-shaft web and the numbers “1” on the con-necting rods are used to determine thereplacement big end bearings sizes.• “P1”–“P4” refer to the bearings shown in thecrankshaft illustration.For example, if the connecting rod “P1” andthe crankshaft web “P 1” numbers are “5”and “2” respectively, then the bearing sizefor “P1” is:“P1 ” (connecting rod) - “P 1” (crankshaft) =5 - 2 = 3 (brown)Bearing color code1.Blue 2.Black 3.Brown4.Green
