| 1. | Remove the oil pan. |
| 2. | Remove the oil screen and baffle plate. |
| 3. | Measure the connecting rod end play with a feeler gauge between the connecting rod and crankshaft.
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| 4. | If the connecting rod end play is beyond service limit, install a new connecting rod, and recheck. If it is still beyond service limit; replace the crankshaft. |
| 5. | Push the crankshaft firmly away from the dial indicator, and zero the dial against the end of the crankshaft. Then pull the crankshaft firmly back toward the indicator; the dial reading should not exceed the service limit.
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| 6. | If the end play is beyond service limit, replace the thrust washers and recheck, if it is still beyond service limit, replace the crankshaft. |