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Subject: Main and Rod bearing clearances
From: "James J." <m1garand@speakeasy.net>
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 17:19:48 -0500
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All,
    I'm about to send my Buick 300 crank out for machine work, and get 
the journals turned down to fit a 3.9 block.  I believe that I've read 
that I should have between 0.001" and 0.0015" clearance between the 
journal O.D. and the bearing I.D.  Does this mean I should buy my 
bearings first, torque them into the block and take an ID reading, or 
are bearings made to such consistant tolerances that I can just go into 
the shop and tell them the nominal journal diameter and expect them to 
turn it to the right size with appropriate clearance?  In other words, 
if I take the crank into the shop and say "I need this ground down to 
3.5 inches" will they typicaly know to turn it to 3.499"?
    Thanks, in advance!!!
James J.

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