Crankshaft Main Bearing

2009 Lexus ES 350 V6-3.5L (2GR-FE)SECTION Crankshaft Main Bearing
MAIN BEARING

Step 1





Install and uniformly tighten the 16 main bearing cap bolts in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 61 Nm (622 kgf-cm, 45 ft-lbf)

Step 2





Mark the front of the bearing cap bolts with paint.
Retighten the bearing cap bolts 90° in the order above.
Check that the painted mark is now at a 90° angle to the front.






Install 8 new seal washers and uniformly tighten the 8 main bearing cap bolts in several steps and in the sequence shown in the illustration.
Torque: 52 Nm (525 kgf-cm, 38 ft-lbf)

Bolt length:





CRANKSHAFT
Maximum circle runout: 0.06 mm (0.0024 in.)
Maximum taper and out-of-round: 0.02 mm (0.0008 in.)

CRANKSHAFT OIL CLEARANCE
Standard oil clearance: 0.026 to 0.047 mm (0.0010 to 0.0019 in.)
Maximum oil clearance: 0.050 mm (0.0020 in.)

CRANKSHAFT THRUST CLEARANCE
Standard thrust clearance: 0.04 to 0.24 mm (0.0016 to 0.0094 in.)
Maximum thrust clearance: 0.30 mm (0.0118 in.)
Thrust washer thickness: 2.43 to 2.48 mm (0.0957 to 0.0976 in.)

RENDER: 1.0x

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