At 10:04 AM 2/3/2001 +0200, you wrote:
>For those of you who remember (or care!) I solved my crank end play problem
>like this:
>
>Since no other cranks were available here and airfreighting a new one was
>out, I decided to use my crank that showed 12 thou end play (the limit)
>after it had been cleaned up by the machine shop. I cut the back thrust
>faces off the new center bearing shells using a Dremel tool with a thin
>cutting disk. Made 8 thou shims and TIG tacked them behind the thrust faces
>(and filed the tacks smooth.) Put the bearings in the block/cap and clamped
>the thrust faces in place. Again tiny TIG tacks along where I had cut to
>hold the thrust faces in place.
>
>I've checked the bearings in several places with Plastigauge and they don't
>seem to be affected (warped) by the small welds. Everything seems to fit
>well and my end play is back to 4 thou.
>
>As they say, neccessity is the mother of invention (just like failure is the
>mother of experience!)
>
>cheers, derek
>
Derek,
Excellent!
James Barrett Tiger II 351C and others
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