Diesel Data: Automotive Repair

Connecting Rod, Engine

PISTON SUB-ASSEMBLY WITH CONNECTING ROD





Torque: 15 Nm (153 kgf-cm, 11 ft-lbf)





Mark the front of the connecting cap bolts with paint.
Retighten the cap bolts by 90° as shown.

CONNECTING ROD SUB-ASSEMBLY
Maximum misalignment: 0.05 mm (0.0020 in.) per 100 mm (3.94 in.)
Maximum twist: 0.05 mm (0.0020 in.) per 100 mm (3.94 in.)

CONNECTING ROD BOLT
Standard diameter: 6.6 to 6.7 mm (0.260 to 0.264 in.)
Minimum diameter: 6.4 mm (0.252 in.)