How to checks Main Clearances without scratching the shit out of ...

Use a light feel and as soon as you get a light catch you measure over them with OD mic's and get the same feel. No spring loaded gauge is going ...

Scratched Main bearing from Clearance measurement

As far as the tools to measure the clearance I'm not hard over between a dial indicator or feelers. I find feelers easier to use when working by ...

Bearing color and scratches from clearance checking - Reddit

Yes, the clearances need to be checked if you replace them. Do you have a low lint wipe? If not a plain paper towel will do. Or a very, very ...

Checking bottom end bearing clearances - The Ford Barn

Chief used little squares of shim stock & nipped the corners, so as NOT to scratch the Babbitt. Bill Oilintheface. "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF".

Checking main clearances - the Pelican Parts Forum!

I'd admit I didn't plastigauge my mains as I measured the crap out ... but it is so simple to check with plastigage it seems like a shame not to.

Bearing scratches from dial bore gauge - Don Terrill's Speed-Talk

You should not be getting marks from the centering contacts or measuring anvil as this end of the bore gauge is stationary when checking ,and ...

How to measure for bearing oil clearance! - YouTube

It's a bit time consuming, but it's worth it to know how to do it!

Main Bearing Clearances - Interpreting Plastigage

Turns out, the scratches were from the measuring tools for determining clearances. ... clearance on a connecting rod with the crank not in ...

Bearing Clearances All Over the Map - Vintage Mustang Forums

... not upset the $300 balance job... What's still got me scratching my head is the main bore. The machine shop owner got out his Sunnen dial ...

Platigage and bearing clearances - The Ford Barn

I have read lots of opinions on how to check main and rod bearing clearances. There is something that confuses me.

Need advice on how to check bottom end - Audizine Forums

When you say check the oil pump how do you actually check that it's not worn out? Also do you know if I have to replace the main bearing and rod bolts after ...

main bearing question & rod bearing - Suzuki Hayabusa.org

Then check your clearances with a plasti gauge. The bearings are not that expensive. I think I pay around $45 for a full set of rod bearings ...

How To Check Clearances On Your Project Car Using Aluminum Foil

What is up everybody and welcome back! In today's video I'm going over a simple, yet helpful tip you can use on your project car when you ...

Necessary to plastigauge new crank? - ThirdGen.Org

If the crank turns you have more clearance than the thickness of paper. If it does not you have effectivley exceeeded the clearance. I used an ...

honda bearing oil clearance - Cafe Racer Forum

I would recommend laying the plastiguage all the way across at least the two end main journals. I have seen the journals come back tapered ...

New Scat Crank undersized ??? - Don Terrill's Speed-Talk

... check the clearances that way. I use this always as a checking method no ... not out of round. No SENSE ever of starting a build with a "bad piece ...

Cam bearing clearances - LS1TECH - Camaro and Firebird Forum ...

Did a little bit of messing around last night, re-did my measurements as a sanity check and got the same results within a few tenths. Seem to be ...

SBF 302 Bearing Clearances | Yellow Bullet Forums

do as you wish. people that assemble engines with out checking clearances with something..(you say plastigage) just should not be assembling ...

455 clearances - ClassicOldsmobile.com

Check out page 28 of BTR's Oldsmobile Performance V-8's. ... Are the main saddles round without the bearings in them? ARP studs ...

Brand new main bearing nicked. Usable? | Page 2

I'd run it just because I can't think of what would go wrong having a small nick out of the side like that, maybe if it was down in the center I ...