Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Checking radial clearance of conrods
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
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Remove conrod bearing cap. |
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Clean bearing cap and bearing journal. |
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Place a Plastigage corresponding to the width of the bearing
on the journal or into the bearing shells. |
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Fit conrod bearing cap and tighten to 30 Nm without turning
further angle and without rotating crankshaft. |
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Remove conrod bearing cap again. |
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Compare width of Plastigage with the measurement scale. |
| Radial clearance: 0.028 … 0.065 mm. |
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Checking piston
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Using a micrometre, measure approx. 10 mm from the lower
edge, perpendicular to the piston pin axis.
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