COVER AS 4314384 - Caterpillar

start by: a) remove oil pan1. Turn the crankshaft until the connecting rod caps are down. 2. Remove nuts (1) and cap (2) from the connecting rods. Remove the lower half of the bearing (3) from the cap.3. Push the connecting rod away from the crankshaft. Remove the upper half of the bearing from the connecting rod.4. Install the upper half of the bearing in the connecting rod. Put clean engine oil on the bearing and journal of the crankshaft.5. Pull the connecting rod slowly on to the crankshaft.6. Install the lower half of the bearing in the cap. Be sure the tabs in the back of the bearings are in the tab (slots) grooves of the connecting rods and caps.7. Check the bearing clearances with wire (A). 8. Put wire (A) on the bearing. 9. Put clean engine oil on the threads of the rod bolts (4) and seat surfaces.10. Install rod caps (2). Install the nuts that hold the caps to the connecting rod. Tighten each nut to a torque of 75 5 lb.ft. (100 7 N m). Put a mark on the nuts and caps and tighten nuts an extra 60° 5° from the mark. Remove the rod caps and check the bearing clearance from (A). The permissible clearance for a new bearing is .0021 to .0063 in. (0.053 to 0.160 mm). The maximum permissible clearance for a used bearing is .012 in. (0.30 mm).11. Put clean engine oil on the lower half of the bearings. Install the rod cap again. Tighten each nut to a torque of 75 5 lb.ft. (100 7 N m). Put a mark on the nuts and cap and tighten each nut 60° 5° more from the mark. Be sure the numbers on the rod cap and rod are the same and are on the same side of the connecting rod.12. Do Steps 1 through 11 for the remainder of the bearings.end by: a) install oil pan