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Here are the two halves of the crankshaft carrier, setting the main bearings into the car- rier. There are also a pair of thrust washers that insert in the center, but I seem to have skipped over a picture that would show those. These bearings limit the forward/aft move- ment of the crankshaft.
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With the bearings lubricated with assembly grease, the crankshaft is lowered into the car- rier half, and then the other half is installed on top. This step is probably the most stressful but yet satisfying at the same time for me.
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We end up with a crankshaft along with 3 connecting rods installed in the carrier.
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The connecting rods are interesting technol- ogy utilizing cracked cap rods. Rather than having two smooth machined halves of the rod end, instead the rods are cast as one piece, then cracked in half to create the two pieces.
If you look at the picture closely, you will see the jagged edges of the two halves. This allows for a higher strength rod as the uneven surfaces fit more securely together than two flat planed halves.
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The next step is to attach the intermediate shaft to the crankshaft. Here you can see that the famous IMS is connected to the crankshaft via a chain. The IMS then has two chains
(one has not been installed on the far end of the IMS in this picture) that will eventually connect to the camshafts on each side of the engine.
Thus, the intermediate shaft is the link be- tween connecting the crankshaft to the cam- shafts to drive everything together. On the end of the shaft, you can see a bearing with
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