Nissan ENGINE - How to Select Connecting Rod Bearing

HOW TO SELECT PISTON AND BEARING
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3. Select piston of the same grade.
Piston Selection Table
Unit: mm (in)
NOTE:
• Piston is available together with piston pin as assembly.
• Piston pin (piston pin hole) grade is provided only for the parts installed at the plant. For service parts, no pis-
ton pin grades can be selected. (Only “0” grade is available.)
• No second grade mark is available on piston.
HOW TO SELECT CONNECTING ROD BEARING
When New Connecting Rod and Crankshaft are Used
Check pin journal grade [(0), (1), or (2)] on front of crankshaft, and
select connecting rod bearing of the same grade.
NOTE:
There is no grading for connecting rod big end diameter.
When Crankshaft and Connecting Rod are Reused
1. Measure the connecting rod big end diameter. Refer to EM-112, "Inspection After Disassembly".
2. Make sure that the connecting rod big end diameter is within the standard value.
3. Measure the crankshaft pin journal diameter. Refer to EM-112, "Inspection After Disassembly"
.
4. Determine the grade of crankshaft pin journal grade by corresponding to the measured dimension in
“Crankshaft pin journal diameter” column of “Connecting Rod Bearing Selection Table”.
5. Select connecting rod bearing of the same grade.
Connecting Rod Bearing Selection Table
Unit: mm (in)
Unit: mm (in)
Undersize Bearings Usage Guide
• When the specified connecting rod bearing oil clearance is not obtained with standard size connecting rod
bearings, use undersize (US) bearings.
• When using undersize (US) bearing, measure the connecting rod bearing inner diameter with bearing
installed, and grind crankshaft pin so that the connecting rod bearing oil clearance satisfies the standard.
CAUTION:
Grade 1 2 (or no mark) 3
Cylinder bore inner diameter
95.500 - 95.510
(3.7598 - 3.7602)
95.510 - 95.520
(3.7602 - 3.7606)
95.520 - 95.530
(3.7606 - 3.7610)
Piston skirt diameter
95.480 - 95.490
(3.7590 - 3.7594)
95.490 - 95.500
(3.7594 - 3.7598)
95.500 - 95.510
(3.7598 - 3.7602)
PBIC2951E
Connecting rod big end diameter 57.000 - 57.013 (2.2441 - 2.2446)
Crankshaft Connecting rod bearing
Crankshaft pin journal diameter Grade (Mark) Dimension (Bearing thickness range) Bearing grade No. Color
53.968 - 53.974 (2.1247 - 2.1250) 0 1.500 - 1.503 (0.0591 - 0.0592) STD 0 Black
53.962 - 53.968 (2.1245 - 2.1247) 1 1.503 - 1.506 (0.0592 - 0.0593) STD 1 Brown
53.956 - 53.962 (2.1242 - 2.1245) 2 1.506 - 1.509 (0.0593 - 0.0594) STD 2 Green
Revision: January 2013 2013 Xterra