Crankshaft bearing play, check (check crankshaft bearing play with a micrometer and internal measuring instrument)
 
  
 
 
  
   
    
     |  | Crankshaft bearing play, check (check crankshaft bearing play with a micrometer and internal measuring instrument) | 
   
  
  
  
  
   
    
     
      | 1. | Crankshaft removed. 
 
 
        Fit the crankshaft bearing cap together with the crankshaft bearing shell onto the engine block - tightening torque 50 Nm + 45° + 15°. The bolts can be used one more time for checking the crankshaft bearing play.
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      | 2. | The average crankshaft bearing diameter is measured with an internal measuring instrument at positions I, II and III and is calculated. 
 
 
        
         
         
        
        
         
          | Equation for calculating average big-end journal diameter: | I + II + III |  
          | Crankshaft bearing diameter | 3 |  
 
 
        
         
         
         
        
        
         
          | Example: |  |  |  
          | I | 54.972 mm |  |  
          | II | 54.981 mm |  |  
          | III | + 54.984 mm |  |  
          |  | 164.937 mm | divided by 3 = 54.979 mm |  
 
 
        Average crankshaft bearing diameter is 54.979 mm.
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      | 3. | The average crankshaft journal diameter is measured using a micrometer at positions I and II and then calculated. 
 
 
        
         
         
        
        
         
          | Equation for calculating average big-end journal diameter: | I + II |  
          | Crankshaft journal diameter | 2 |  
 
 
        
         
         
         
        
        
         
          | Example: |  |  |  
          | I | 54.962 mm |  |  
          | II | + 54.964 mm |  |  
          |  | 109.926 mm | divided by 2 = 54.963 mm |  
 
 
        Average crankshaft bearing diameter is 54.963 mm.
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      | 4. | The crankshaft journal play is calculated using the different diameters of the crankshaft bearing hole and the crankshaft journal. 
 
 
        
         
         
        
        
         
          | Example: |  |  
          | Average crankshaft bearing diameter | 54.979 mm |  
          | Average crankshaft journal diameter | - 54.963 mm |  
          |  | 0.016 mm |  
 
 
        Permitted crankshaft bearing play: 0.005 to 0.059 mm
          
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