GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only
  1. Clean the upper and lower crankcase crank bore with a lint-free cloth.

  2. Object Number: 54238  Size: SH
  3. Clean all the oil from the backside of new bearing halves.
  4. Install new upper crankshaft bearings into position. The thrust bearing belongs in the number three journal. Be sure the upper bearing insert contains the oil transfer hole and groove. Roll the bearing into position so that the lock tang engages the crank slot. The bearing must fit flush with the upper crankcase.

  5. Object Number: 54237  Size: SH
  6. Install new lower crankcase crankshaft bearings into position in the lower crankcase. The lower crankcase crankshaft bearings are identified by NO grooves or holes. The bearings must fit flush with the lower crankcase.
  7. Apply a liberal amount of GM crankshaft prelube, GM P/N 1052367, or engine oil, to the upper and lower bearing surfaces.