Vehicles after change point in 1982
REPLACING CONROD BEARING
SHELLS
- Engine Disassembled -
Place conrod bearing shells in connecting rods and bearing caps.
Check machined size (conrod bearing diameter).

Place Plastigage (Type PG - 1) an conrod bearing journals wiped clean of oil
in BDC position.
Mount conrod bearing caps - pairing codes and grooves of bearing shells are on the
outside.
Source for Plastigage:
Cartool
Alfred-Brehm-Str. 5
D-85053 Ingolstadt/West Germany

Tighten bolts to correct torque* (use old conrod bolts).
Don't turn the crankshaft.
Remove bearing caps.
Check conrod bearing play* by measuring width of the flattened Plastigage with
help of the supplied scale.


* See Specifications

Correct the bearing play by installing new bearing shells, bearing shells of
different machined size or with different color codes.
Use new conrod bearing cap bolts for final installation.