[Shotimes] crankshaft endplay

[Ian Fisher]

Well, I don't "need" one. However, the windage tray
keeps oil in the pan. The scraper keeps oil from
flinging all around the block.


Ian

--- Paul L Fisher <sho@paul-fisher.com> wrote:

> Why do you need a crank scraper with the stock
> windage tray?
> 
> 
> Paul L Fisher
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
> Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 1:59 PM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] crankshaft endplay
> 
> Has anyone ever measured their crankshaft end play?
> (If your response is in inches or feet, we aren't
> talking about the same thing) haha-no dirty comments
> 
> anyway-I just got a crank scraper for the SHO. I
> will
> probably install it. I was glad to see that the
> instructions call for at least .040 clearance
> between
> the scraper and the crank. I think that max spec is
> somewhere around .030 for end play. I installed new
> thrust bearings and haven't measured my end play
> (probably won't either). I was wondering if anyone
> ever found end play to be grossly out of spec. I'm
> sure the scraper will be fine but at some point down
> the road when the thrust bearings wear, the
> potential
> does exist for the crank to contact the scraper.
> Hypothetically. I'm not too worried about it but I
> thought that I'd ask. I know that some cars come
> from
> the factory with scrapers and don't normally have
> issues like the one that I am thinking about.
> 
> Thanks
> Ian
> 
> 
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