- Clean the upper and lower crankcase crank bore with a lint-free
cloth.
- Clean all the oil from the backside of new bearing halves.
- 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.
- 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.
- Apply a liberal amount of GM crankshaft prelube, GM P/N 1052367,
or engine oil, to the upper and lower bearing surfaces.