You may be standing in a kennel full of doggy do if you don't stop using your
torque wrench as a pry bar!
Chad Stretz
73 TR6
CF7511U
Edward Hamilton wrote:
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> Subject: Crankshaft end play
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 18:20:33 -0400
> From: Edward Hamilton <hamilton@ptd.net>
> Organization: WRI, Inc.
> To: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>
> In checking the condition of the thrust washers in my '80 Spit, I have
> an amount of end play equal to .012. I first used a pry bar (my torque
> wrench) to make sure the crankshaft was as far rearward as possible.
> Then, while the clutch was depressed, I re-measured the distance between
> the pulley and the block to determine the amount of travel.
> So.....my question is, does a value of 12 thousandths indicate "all is
> well" or am I standing in doggy do-do once again.
>
> Best regards,
> Ed Hamilton
Edward Hamilton wrote:
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>
> Subject: Crankshaft end play
> Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 18:20:33 -0400
> From: Edward Hamilton <hamilton@ptd.net>
> Organization: WRI, Inc.
> To: Spitfire Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
>
> In checking the condition of the thrust washers in my '80 Spit, I have
> an amount of end play equal to .012. I first used a pry bar (my torque
> wrench) to make sure the crankshaft was as far rearward as possible.
> Then, while the clutch was depressed, I re-measured the distance between
> the pulley and the block to determine the amount of travel.
> So.....my question is, does a value of 12 thousandths indicate "all is
> well" or am I standing in doggy do-do once again.
>
> Best regards,
> Ed Hamilton
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