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Connecting Rod Specification





Connecting Rod

Remove the connecting rod from the piston.
Using a press, remove the piston pin from piston.
(Press-in load 350 - 1,350 kg(772 - 2,976 lb)

Check the connecting rod end play.
Using feeler gauge, measure the end play while moving the connecting rod back and forth.

End play
Standard 0.1 - 0.25 mm (0.0039 - 0.0098 in)
Maximum 0.4 mm (0.0157 in)

Allowable bend of connecting rod 0.05 mm / 100 mm (0.0020 in / 3.94 in ) or less

Allowable twist of connecting rod 0.1 mm / 100 mm (0.0039 in / 3.94 in) or less

Check the difference between the piston pin outer diameter and the connecting rod small end inner diameter.

Piston pin-to-connecting rod interference -0.032 ~ -0.016 mm (-0.0013 ~ -0.0006 in)