Workshop Manuals Factory service & repair Land Rover
01 3.5, 3.9 & 4.2 V8 Engine Overhaul Manual - 2nd Edition02 03 04 05 INFORMATION06 07 08 GENERAL DATA09 10 11 12 TORQUE WRENCH SETTINGS13 14 SERVICE TOOLS15 16 17 18 19 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION20 21 22 23 OVERHAUL
Land Rover V8 Engine 3.5 3.9 4.223 · OVERHAUL
23 · General

Crankshaft - inspection

Make
Land Rover
Model
Engines V8 Engine 3.5 3.9 4.2
Section
Crankshaft - inspection
OVERHAULCrankshaft - inspection · page 1 of 2
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ENGINE

OVERHAUL

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Crankshaft - remove

1. Remove flywheel or drive plate and ring gear

assembly.

2. Remove timing cover.
3. Remove timing gears.
4. Remove big-end bearings.

5. Make suitable reference marks between each

main bearing cap and cylinder block.

6. Starting at centre main bearing and working

outwards, progressively slacken then remove
10 main bearing cap bolts.

CAUTION: Keep bolts in their fitted order.

7. Remove 5 main bearing caps and bearing

shells, discard shells.

8. Lift out crankshaft and rear oil seal. Remove

and discard oil seal.

9. Remove and discard 5 bearing shells from

cylinder block.

NOTE: Main bearing shells must be
replaced whenever they are removed.

10. Remove and discard cruciform seals from rear

main bearing cap.

11. Remove Woodruff key from crankshaft.

Crankshaft - inspection

1. Clean crankshaft and blow out oil passages.

2. Support crankshaft front and rear bearing

journals on vee blocks, and using a DTI,
measure run-out on centre main bearing.
Maximum permitted run-out = 0.08 mm (0.003
in)
If run-out exceeds permitted maximum,
crankshaft is unsuitable for regrinding and
should be replaced.

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