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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Saturn 🢒 2001 🢒 L300/LW300 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Mechanical - 3.0L (L81) 🢒 Crankshaft and Bearing Removal

    Object Number: 217375 Size: SH
  1. Remove the crankshaft bearing bridge bolts (1).
  2. Remove the main bearing cap bolts (2).
  3. Remove the crankshaft bearing bridge.
  4. Remove the first main bearing cap.
  5. Remove the first main bearing cap lower insert.
  6. Remove the second main bearing cap.
  7. Remove the second main bearing cap lower insert.
  8. Remove the third main bearing cap.
  9. Remove the third main bearing cap lower insert.
  10. Perform the following steps to remove the fourth main bearing cap.
    11. 10.1. Insert a bolt into the main bearing cap oil pan threaded hole.
    10.2. Use a pry bar to pry the cap from the block.
    10.3. Remove the fourth main bearing cap.
    10.4. Remove the fourth main bearing cap lower insert.
  11. Remove the crankshaft from the engine block.

    12. Object Number: 217377 Size: SH
  12. Remove the crankshaft reluctor ring bolts.
  13. Remove the crankshaft reluctor ring.

    Object Number: 896045 Size: SH
  1. Remove the crankshaft bearing bridge bolts.

    2. Object Number: 896059 Size: SH
  2. Remove the main bearing cap bolts.

    3. Object Number: 896005 Size: SH
  3. Remove the crankshaft bearing bridge.

    4. Object Number: 896299 Size: SH
  4. Remove the first main bearing cap.
  5. Remove the first main bearing cap lower insert.
  6. Remove the second main bearing cap.
  7. Remove the second main bearing cap lower insert.
  8. Remove the third main bearing cap.
  9. Remove the third main bearing cap lower insert.
  10. Perform the following steps to remove the fourth main bearing cap.
    11. 10.1. Insert a bolt into the main bearing cap oil pan threaded hole or pry the crankshaft and the drain bearing cap from the block using the pry bar at each end of the flywheel.
    10.2. Use a pry bar to pry the cap from the block.
    10.3. Remove the fourth main bearing cap.
    10.4. Remove the fourth main bearing cap lower insert.

    Object Number: 896107 Size: SH
  11. Carefully remove the crankshaft from the engine block.
  12. Remove the crankshaft reluctor ring bolts.
  13. Remove the crankshaft reluctor ring.
  14. Remove the crankcase ventilation baffle from the #4 upper main bearing journal.