A crankshaft has just been installed into the engine block, and all of the caps have been torqued into place. The crankshaft would not rotate by hand at this time. Technician A says this is normal; rotating a newly installed crankshaft will usually take the force of a wrench turning the crankshaft by the front bolt. Technician B says that this could be caused by mixing up the placement of two main caps. Who is correct?

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The Answer of A crankshaft has just been installed into the engine block, and all of the caps have been torqued into place. The crankshaft would not rotate by hand at this time. Technician A says this is normal; rotating a newly installed crankshaft will usually take the force of a wrench turning the crankshaft by the front bolt. Technician B says that this could be caused by mixing up the placement of two main caps. Who is correct?

A Crankshaft Has Just Been Installed into the Engine Block