FIAT Uno 45 - Manual (Page 44)

42.9 Fitting the auxiliary shaft
41 Engine - reassembly (general)
Refer to Section 19, Part 2.
42 Engine -
complete reassembly
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Crankshaft and main bearings
1 Fit the bearing shells to their crankcase
seats and to their caps. The seatings and
backs of the shells must be spotlessly clean,
otherwise tight spots will occur when the
crankshaft is fitted. The centre bearing shell is
plain (photo).
2 Fit the thrust washer halves to their
locations at No. 5 bearing, noting that the oil
grooves in the washers face outwards (photo).
3 Oil the surfaces of the bearing shells
liberally and lower the crankshaft into position
(photo).
4 Fit the main bearing caps to their correct
locations, the correct way round (numerical
chisel marks towards the auxiliary shaft). The
rear cap is unmarked. Tighten the cap bolts to
the specified torque (photos).
5 Check that the crankshaft rotates smoothly
and freely.
6 At this stage, the crankshaft endfloat
should be checked. Prise the crankshaft fully
in one direction and measure the gap
between the machined face of the flywheel
mounting flange and the crankcase. Now
push the shaft in the opposite direction and
measure again. Ideally, a dial gauge should be
used for these measurements, but feeler blades will serve as a reasonable alternative.
The difference between the two dimensions
(feeler blades) or the total movement of the
crankshaft (dial gauge) should be within the
specified tolerance. If it is not, the thrust
washers at No. 5 main bearing will have to be
changed for thicker ones; this will require
taking out the crankshaft again to reach them.
7 Fit new oil seals to the retainers and, using
new gaskets, bolt the retainers to the front
and rear ends of the crankshaft, having first
filled the oil seal lips with grease (photos).
Pistons/connecting rods
8 The refitting operations are described in
Section 32.
Auxiliary shaft
9 Lubricate the auxiliary shaft bearings and fit
the shaft into the crankcase (photo).
10 Fit a new seal to the endplate and fit the
1•30 1116 cc and 1301 cc engine
42.7C Rear oil seal carrier 42.7B Front oil seal carrier
42.7A Removing oil seal from carrier 42.4B Tightening a main bearing cap bolt 42.4A Number one main bearing cap
42.3 Lowering crankshaft into position 42.2 Crankshaft thrust washers 42.1 Main bearing shells