GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
  1. Clean the connecting rod and the connecting rod cap bearing bore with a lint-free cloth.

  2. Object Number: 53223  Size: SH
  3. Clean all the oil from behind the connecting rod bearing halves.
  4. Install new upper connecting rod bearings into position. Roll the bearing into position so that the lock tang engages the alignment slot. The bearing must fit flush in the connecting rod.
  5. Install new lower connecting rod bearings into position in the connecting rod cap. Roll the bearing into position so that the lock tang engages the alignment slot. The bearings must fit flush with the connecting rod cap.