[Shotimes] rod bearings

[Kerry Kinion]

Let me get this straight - are you guys saying that non-standard size
bearings are not available?  Or, is it just not worth the trouble of
doing the plastigage thing?  Are you saying if I stick standard sized
bearings in the noise will probably go away?  And all will be fine - for
awhile??

Help! - before I go diving into this thing!!

Kerry
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul L Fisher [mailto:sho@paul-fisher.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 10:35 PM
To: Bruce Malachuk
Cc: Paul Chapin; shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings

My philosophy was that I wasn't planning on pulling the motor out to
redo the 
crank so I just slapped in some stock sized bearings and started it up.
If it 
spins, it spins.

The question I have, if you plastigauge the new bearings and find them
out of 
spec, what are you going to do?

Paul L Fisher
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Quoting Bruce Malachuk <bmalach1@nycap.rr.com>:

> Just outta curiosity, in replacing the rod bearings if one does it as
a
> "preventative action" do you need to worry about different sized
bearing
> sets?
> 
> I'm a little confused now, whereas before this topic came up I wasn't.
I've
> been thinking about doing these on my car just cause I like to get on
it a
> little to much. Plus the previous owner was one to "lug" the car in
5th
> gear
> at really low RPMs.
> 
> Bruce
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Chapin" <pchapin@houston.rr.com>
> To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 1:36 AM
> Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings
> 
> 
> > Many people have had success with just replacing the bearings on the
SHO
> if
> > caught before they spin and do damage to the crank. I have not seen
> anyone
> > post that they have had any problems with replacing the bearings
before
> they
> > spin. When at the point of knocking it is a gamble as to how long
> replacing
> > the bearings will last. If the crank is damaged then you have to
pull the
> > engine to remove the crank. You are now at the point of needing to
do a
> > complete overhaul to make it worth the effort. This if done
correctly
> gets
> > in the $6,000 range really quickly. Not many SHO's are worth $6,000
so
> that
> > is why most just replace the bearings if they catch it before damage
> occurs,
> > about a $100 job. A lot who don't catch the problem in time are
buying
> used
> > motors because of the high cost of a complete rebuild.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "-Newmy-" <thenewmster@shaw.ca>
> > To: "Kerry Kinion" <kerry@kinionfurniture.com>;
<shotimes@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2003 6:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Shotimes] rod bearings
> >
> >
> > > Automatically you should be pulling the crank, machining it, and
> > installing
> > > the matching bearings.
> > > ie-> .010 under on the crank,= .010 over on the bearings.
Otherwise
> your
> > > just looking at alot of wasted  time for nothing. Cranks, rods and
> > bearings
> > > all have a very, very close tolerence. I've had it happen before
where
> > > installing fresh bearings onto a crank or rod journal that wasnt
even
> > making
> > > noise, ends up knocking due to the 3 or 4 thousandths of an inch
from
> not
> > > machining accordingly. And with the time it would take you to put
in
> new
> > > bearings anyways, the little extra time is far, far worth it..
> > > Newmy
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