Just a note towards the use of lead backed and vanderwall bearings.
There seems to be a sort of confusion about these things. Std. bearings
are by nop means inferior if you use them for the intended purpose. The
good aspect about them is, that if you see your oil pressure dropping,
shut off your engine and you will be fine rebuilding it most times with
a set of new bearings and NO crank reground. If that happens to you with
vanderwalls, a crank regrind is necessary in most cases. Note that for
proper use of vanderwalls you really want a hardened crankshaft (i.e.
nitrited) Use of vanderwalls without hardining the crank IMHO is a waste
of money. Then they will last longer than the std bearings. All provided
proper warming up and use of appropriate oil.
Cheers, Gernot
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> From: nogera1@juno.com[SMTP:nogera1@juno.com]
> Reply To: nogera1@juno.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 1998 5:12 AM
> To: wdaehler@execpc.com; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Another Engine Rebuild
>
>
> Will, Interesting you should say that. I just got back from the
> machine
> shop and he parroted what you said about inferior bearing, and while
> he's working the block and crank he assigned me the task of finding
> some
> 'Vandervell brand' bearing.
>
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