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2. Loosening and tensioning the connecting rod studs
2.1 Bottom end bearing
D Tighten the nuts with a round bar and equally distribute clearance ’y’ between
the bearing halves (bearing protrusion) as shown in Fig. A.
D Tensioning of the studs of bottom end bearing 4 must be carried out in two
steps without exception, i.e. tension studs first with 300 bar (1
st
step), then
finish tensioning with 1000 bar (2
nd
step).
Based on the markings applied, check by how much the nuts were turned after pre-
tightening (1
st
step) to the 2
nd
step. Tightening angle to be about 60_ for compari-
son.
2.2 Top end bearing
D Tighten the nuts with a round bar and equally distribute clearance ’y’ between
the bearing halves (bearing protrusion) as shown in Fig. A.
D Tensioning of the studs of top end bearing 5 must be carried out in two steps
without exception, i.e. tension all elastic studs first with 600 bar (1
st
step),
then finish tensioning with 1000 bar (2
nd
step).
Based on the markings applied, check by how much the nuts were turned after pre-
tightening (1
st
step) to the 2
nd
step. Tightening angle to be about 25_ for compari-
son.
D Moreover, always carry out loosening and tightening procedures crosswise,
i.e. a/a and b/b for each step.
a
b
b
a
ARRANGEMENT OF PRE-TENSIONING
JACKS 94315
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Loosening and Tensioning the Connecting Rod Studs
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