Chery A15. Manual — part 237

1-Fittings
2-Engine oil pump bracket
3-O ring





(13) Unfix the crank shaft position
sensor
(14) Mark on the connecting rod cover
in ink.
(15) Unfix all the connecting rod bolts
and bearing covers and take care to
protect the surfaces.
Note: do not reuse the connecting rod
bolts.
(16) Unfix all main bearing covers and
crank shaft cover plates.
(17) Slightly strike the cover plate from
the cylinder body with a wooden stick to
release the pin.
(18) Take out the crank shaft bearing
shell from the pin evenly.
(19) Take the crank shaft out of the
cylinder body and make sure that the
bearing shell is not damaged.
4. Checking
The limit of the crank shaft bearing shell
is 0.025 and 0.305 in the case of
overhaul.



5. Fixing
(1) Fix the main bearing cover and
lubricate the cylinder body (Figure 74).
(2) Clean the engine oil path.

1-Upper crank shaft bearing shell
2-Thrust bearing
3-Lower crank shaft bearing shell

Figure 72 Engine Oil Pump Bracket Pipe

Figure 73 Measure the Crank Shaft

Collar

Figure 74 Crank Shaft Bearing Shell

(3) Fix the crank shaft bearing and crank
shaft.

(4) Apply sealant onto the cylinder body
(Figure 75).

(5) Fix the bearing shell cover onto the
engine.

(6) Screw on the main bearing cover
bolts and add engine oil for lubrication.

(7) Screw on main bearing cover bolts.

(8) Screw on upper cylinder body bolts.

Figure 75 Main Bearing Cover Oil Seal

(9) Clean three integrated bearing cover
bolts and fix them onto the cylinder
body (Bolt 11, 17, 20) (Figure 76).







(10) Clean the remaining main bearing
cover/integrated bearing cover bolts.
(11) Main bearing cover/integrated
bearing cover sequence (Figure 76).
•Main bearing cover bolt: 61N.m.
•Integrated bearing cover plate bolt:
30N.m
(12) After fixing the main bearing
integrated bearing cover plate, check the
crank shaft screwing torque which shall
not exceed 5.6N.m.
(13) Check the radial run-out of the
crank shaft (see Engine-Description).
(14) Screw on the connecting rod bolt.
The screwing torque is 26N.m + ¼ turn.
(15) Fix the engine oil bracket pipe.
(16) Fix the crankcase oil tray (see
Engine/Lubrication/Crankcase oil tray –
Fixing)

Figure 76 Screwing Sequence for the

Main Bearing Cover

(17) Fix the engine oil gauge.
(18) Fix the intake manifold (see Engine/Manifold/Intake Manifold – Fixing).
(19) Fix the timing chain (see Valve Timing/Timing Belt/Chain and Sprocket Wheel –
Fixing).
(20) Fix the right engine bracket (see Engine/Engine Support/Engine Bracket).
(21) Special tool, put the engine onto the overhaul table.
(22) Fix the crank shaft rear oil seal (see Engine/Engine Cylinder Body/Crank Shaft Rear
Oil Seal – Fixing).
(23) Fix the flywheel and clutch pressure plate.
(24) Fix the engine axle shaft.
(25) Fix the engine assembly (see Engine-Fixing)
6. Unfix the front crank shaft engine oil seal
(1) Unfix the timing sprocket wheel cover (see Engine/Valve Timing/Timing Chain
Cover – Unfixing).
(2) Unfix the engine oil seal with proper tools.
Fixing
(1) Fix the front crank shaft engine oil seal onto the timing chain cover with special tools.
(2) Fix the timing chain cover (see Engine/Valve Timing/Timing Chain Cover – Fixing).
7. Unfix the rear crank shaft engine oil seal
(1) Unfix the axle shaft (see 21 Gearbox/Axle Shaft/Manually – Unfix).
(2) Unfix the clutch pressure plate.
(3) Unfix the flywheel.







1-Rear crank shaft oil seal

2-Cylinder body
3-Cylinder body

4-Rear crank shaft oil seal metal
5-Direction

6-Crank shaft
7-Screw

driver

8-Rear crank shaft oil seal
9-Screw driver

Figure

77

Metal

Cover

Oil

Seal

8. Fixing
(1) Place the special tools onto the crank shaft (Figure 78).
(2) Fix the crank shaft oil seal.
(3) Use the special tools (Figure 78).
1-Rear crank shaft oil seal
2-Specail tool
3-Installing the special tool
4-Driving handle of the special tool

(4) Fix the flywheel
(5) Fix the clutch and pressure plate
(6) Fix the axle shaft

(See Gearbox/Axle Shaft/Manually – Fixing)

Figure 78 Fixing the Rear Crank

Shaft Oil Seal