TM 9-2320-272-24-4
5-29. CRANKSHAFT AND GEAR MAINTENANCE (Contd)
b. Removal
NOTE
Tag all connecting rod caps, main bearing caps, mating
cylinders, and bearings for installation.
All connecting rod caps and main bearing caps are removed the
same.
1.
Remove twelve nuts (5) from six connecting rod caps (4).
2.
Using soft-head hammer, tap screws (6) and remove connecting rod caps (4) from crankshaft (1).
3.
Remove fourteen screws (8) from seven main bearing caps (9).
4.
Loosen main bearing caps (9) and remove from crankshaft (1) using screws (8).
5.
Remove seven lower main bearings (7) from main bearing caps (9). Discard bearings (7).
6.
Remove crankshaft (1) from engine block (2).
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