ENGINE 3-69 CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL BEARING INSPECTION • Inspect each bearing of upper and middle crankcases for any damage. SELECTION • Place the plastigauge axially along the crankshaft journal, avoiding the oil hole, as shown. 09900-22301: Plastigauge  Never rotate the crankshaft when a piece of plasti- gauge is installed. • Tighten the crankshaft journal bolts (M9) in ascending order E of numbers assigned to these bolts. Tighten each bolt a little at a time to equalize the pressure in the following two steps. L 10 6 2 4 8 Crankshaft journal bolt: (M9) P Initial : 18 N·m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 lb-ft) Final : 50° M SA 9 5 1 3 7 • Remove the middle crankcase and measure the width of the compressed plastigauge using the envelope scale. This mea- surement should be taken at the widest part of the com- pressed plastigauge. Crankshaft journal oil clearance: Standard: 0.010 – 0.028 mm (0.0004 – 0.0011 in) Service Limit: 0.080 mm (0.0031 in) • If the oil clearance exceeds the service limit, select the speci- fied bearings from the bearing selection table.