The bearing caps are not interchangeable or reversible, and should be marked at removal to ensure correct reassembly. Forged bearing caps stay with forged rods, cracked bearing caps stay with the forged cracked rod. The bearing shells must be installed with the tangs inserted into the machined grooves in the rods and caps. Install cap with the tangs on the same side as the rod. For connecting rod bearing fitting (Refer to 9 - ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/CONNECTING ROD BEARINGS - STANDARD PROCEDURE). Fit all connecting rods on one bank until complete.
NOTE: The connecting rod cap bolts should be examined before reuse. Bolt stretch can be checked by holding a scale or straight edge against the threads. If all the threads do not contact the scale the bolt must be replaced .
