the clearance is measured at the top of the bearing with the help of a feeler gauge
The main bearing and rod bearinging clearance is usually in the manual. However, if worse comes to worse, you can find it on your rods in the truck.
The 1995 Toyota 3.0 liter engine main bearing torque specification is 160 pounds. The rod bearings torque specification is 120 pounds.
The Kia 2.5 liter engine main bearing torque specification is 180 pounds. The main bearings should be torqued in 60 pound intervals.
Perhaps excess bearing clearance?
Oil clearence is .0008--.0015 and # 2 and 4 mains are .0011--.0023
Torque main bearing cap bolt to 26 Ft. Lbs. Then an additional 50 degrees
The 1996 Dodge Intrepid main bearing torque specification is 180 pounds. The main bearings should be torqued in 60 pound intervals.
.0010 - .0022 in or .025 - .055 mm max limit is .0031 in or .08 mm
There is only one main bearing. It is on the flywheel side and is a plane bearing (not a ball or needle bearing). You have to remove the crankshaft, press the old bearing out and press the new one in. Once the new one is installed, it MUST be checked for proper oil clearance. If it's not correct (tight), it will lock and destroy the rest of the engine. There is only one main bearing. It is on the flywheel side and is a plane bearing (not a ball or needle bearing). You have to remove the crankshaft, press the old bearing out and press the new one in. Once the new one is installed, it MUST be checked for proper oil clearance. If it's not correct (tight), it will lock and destroy the rest of the engine.
If you are working on your main caps, then you are in an engine rebuilding situation. If they actually broke, you need to find out why, and replace or repair the parts, including the crankshaft, that are bad. If, by breaking, you simply mean that you loosened the bolts, you still need to evaluate the status of the crankshaft and bearings. This involves checking for size, remachining as necessary, replacing parts as necessary, checking bearing clearance, and torquing the cap bolts to specification.
bearing clearence is measured using the venier callipers.you join the 2 shells to form a circle then measure the inward diameter using your venier and likewise measure your crankshaft main journal oval diameter then subtract the main journal diamterfrom shell diameter/.OR you simply put the crankshaft into its position and put the other bearing cap and measure using a filler gauge (make sure both caps have their shell bearings),..