To use plasti-gage, clean the motor oil off a rod bearing in the connecting rod end cap, lay across the bearing 1 string of the plasti-gage, then install the bearing and cap, torque it down to spec, then remove the bearing cap and measure how much the plasti-gage string got smashed and that tells you the amount of oil clearance and if it's too much, it means the bearing is worn.
Here is another source for how to use it:
https://www.plastigaugeusa.com/how.html
Wednesday, June 12th, 2019 AT 4:12 AM