2005 Buick Century Rod Bearing

You need to lubricate the bearing surface, install the upper connecting rod bearing, pull down the piston, the connecting rod, and the upper connecting rod bearing, remove the J 5239, install the lower connecting rod bearing, the connecting rod cap, and the connecting rod cap nuts, pry the connecting rod back and forth to check for binding, install the oil pump driveshaft, the oil pump, the oil pump bolt, the spark plugs, and the oil pan.

The recommended torque is 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.).

You need to remove the oil pan and the spark plugs from the cylinders that are being serviced, position the connecting rod to be serviced to the bottom dead center (BDC) by rotating the crankshaft, and remove the oil pump bolt, the oil pump and the oil pump driveshaft, the crankshaft oil deflector nuts, the crankshaft oil deflector, the connecting rod cap nuts, the connecting rod cap and the lower connecting rod bearing and the lower connecting rod bearing from the connecting rod cap. Then you can install the J 5239 to the connecting rod, use the J 5239 to push up the connecting rod and the piston to access the upper connecting rod bearing, remove the upper connecting rod bearing and wipe the oil from the bearings.