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to the forged steel connecting rods. The piston pins STANDARD PROCEDURE STANDARD PROCEDURE - FITTING The bearing caps are not interchangeable or reversible, and should be marked at removal to installed with the tangs inserted into the machined grooves in the rods and caps. Install cap NOTE: The connecting rod cap bolts should be (1) Before installing the nuts or the bolts the threads should be oiled with engine oil. (2) Install nuts or bolts finger tight then alter- nately torque each nut or bolt to assemble the cap (3) Tighten the nuts to 54 N·m PLUS 1/4 turn (40 ft. lbs. PLUS 1/4 turn). (4) Tighten the cracked cap bolts to 28 N·m PLUS 90 degrees (20 ft.lbs.) plus 90 degrees. (5) Using a feeler gauge, check connecting rod side clearance (Fig. 54). Refer to Engine Specifications STANDARD PROCEDURE - FITTING PISTONS The piston and cylinder wall must be clean and dry. Piston diameter should be measured 90 degrees REMOVAL (1) Disconnect negative cable from battery. ENGINE/CYLINDER HEAD - REMOVAL) (3) Remove the oil pan. (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/LU- BRICATION/OIL PAN - REMOVAL) (4) Remove the top ridge of cylinder bores with a reliable ridge reamer, if necessary, before removing Fig. 53 Check for Stretched (Necked) Bolts 1 - STRETCHED BOLT Fig. 54 Checking Connecting Rod Side Clearance Fig. 55 Piston Measurement Locations - Typical 1 - 39.8 mm (1.56 in. ) 3.3L ENGINE RS ENGINE 3.3/3.8L 9 - 121 PISTON & CONNECTING ROD (Continued) |