bolting down crankshat question
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bolting down crankshat question hi and happy new year
Im refreshing an lq4 , nothing fancy , all stock
I checked the crankshaft;s clearances using plastic gauge and everything looked good .
now what happen is : when I torqued down the main cap , with ONLY the center bolts torqued to spec ( bolts 1 to 10 ) , i could not turned the crank by hand ?? then with the outer bolts torqued as well ( 11 to 20 ) the crank turned
I confirm the main cap are in the right position/orientation . everything is lube as well
what do you guys think about it ?
Im refreshing an lq4 , nothing fancy , all stock
I checked the crankshaft;s clearances using plastic gauge and everything looked good .
now what happen is : when I torqued down the main cap , with ONLY the center bolts torqued to spec ( bolts 1 to 10 ) , i could not turned the crank by hand ?? then with the outer bolts torqued as well ( 11 to 20 ) the crank turned
I confirm the main cap are in the right position/orientation . everything is lube as well
what do you guys think about it ?
VN, setting thrust bearing is critical during this process, or you’ll be seeing lots of glitter in the oil as the thrust bearing gets carved away. Hopefully you used proper protocol while setting the thrust.
Did you align the thrust bearing after torqueing the inner bolts to 15 ft lbs? I would probably go back through the procedure again and then check thrust clearance. Should be between .0015-.0078 and if its too tight you'll need to remove some material from the thrust surface of the bearing.
