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VW Passat B6 Service Manual ➜ Measuring radial clearance of crankshaft

CC 2010 ➤ , Eos 2006 ➤ , Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf 2009 ➤ , Passat 2006 ➤ , ...  
4-cyl. injection engine (1.8 and 2.0 l engine, chain drive) - Edition 08.2018  
♦ Universal dial gauge holder - VW 387-  
♦ Dial gauge - VAS 6079-  
Procedure  
– Screw dial gauge - VAS 6079- with universal dial gauge holder  
- VW 387- onto cylinder block and set against crankshaft  
cheek with 2 mm projection.  
– Push crankshaft against dial gauge by hand and set dial gauge  
to “0”.  
– Press crankshaft away from dial gauge and read value.  
Axial clearance:  
New: 0.07 to 0.23 mm  
Wear limit: 0.30 mm.  
3.5  
Measuring radial clearance of crank‐  
shaft  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Plastigage  
Procedure  
Note  
Do not interchange used bearings.  
Bearing shells worn down to nickel layer must be renewed.  
– Remove main bearing caps and clean bearing caps and jour‐  
nals.  
– Place Plastigage onto bearing journal or into bearing shells  
according to width of bearing.  
The Plastigage must rest in the middle of the bearing shell.  
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Rep. gr.13 - Crankshaft group  
CC 2010 ➤ , Eos 2006 ➤ , Golf 2004 ➤ , Golf 2009 ➤ , Passat 2006 ➤ , ...  
4-cyl. injection engine (1.8 and 2.0 l engine, chain drive) - Edition 08.2018  
– Fit main bearing caps and tighten to 60 Nm without rotating  
crankshaft.  
– Remove main bearing caps again.  
– Compare width of Plastigage with measurement scale:  
Radial clearance:  
New: 0.017 to 0.037 mm  
Wear limit: 0.15 mm.  
3. Crankshaft  
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