Index Chrysler Chrysler Town & Country/Voyager, Dodge Caravan, Plymouth Voyager - service repair manual 1992 year
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CONNECTING RODS INSTALLATION OF CONNECTING ROD BEAR- Fit all rods on one bank until complete. be marked at removal to insure correct assembly. The bearing shells must be installed with the tangs inserted into the machined grooves in the rods and Limits of taper or out-of-round on any crankshaft journals should be held to .025mm (.001 inch). Bear- (1) Follow procedure specified in the Standard Ser- vice Procedure Section for Measuring Main Bearing The rod bearing bolts should be examined be- fore reuse. If the threads are necked down the Necking can be checked by holding a scale or straight edge against the threads. If all the threads do not (2) Before installing the nuts the threads should be oiled with engine oil. (3) Install nuts on each bolt finger tight then alter- nately torque each nut to assemble the cap properly. (4) Tighten the nuts to 54 N Im PLUS 1/4 turn (40 ft. lbs. PLUS 1/4 turn). (5) Using a feeler gauge, check connecting rod side clearance (Fig. 17). Refer to (Fig. 18) for specifications. CRANKSHAFT SERVICE CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARINGS Bearing caps are not interchangeable and should be marked at removal to insure correct assembly. (Fig. 1) CRANKSHAFT MAIN JOURNALS The crankshaft journals should be checked for exces- sive wear, taper and scoring. (Fig. 6) Limits of taper or CAUTION: With the nodular cast iron crankshafts Upper and lower Number 2 bearing halves are flanged to carry the crankshaft thrust loads and are Fig. 17 Checking Connecting Rod Side Clearance Fig. 18 Connecting Rod Specifications Fig. 19 Check for Stretched Rod Bolts . 3.3L ENGINE 9 - 103 |