Asininedrivel
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I really wasn't sure about that new rear wing. I'm ok with it now.More already...
Holy shit that looks good.
I really wasn't sure about that new rear wing. I'm ok with it now.More already...
The later, and don't worry about it unless it becomes a problem later (unlikely).What would you do?
Pilot bearing bore in the crank is slightly out of spec, so the bearing can be (just) slid and pulled out with a finger.
By the time ive pulled the crank out to have the bearing recess machined out to take a bearing 2mm larger diameter (and put new bearing shells and rod bolts in, replaced the timing kits thats 60% of the way through its life - stuff you may as well/should renew if its off...) Id be up for about $500.
Or - distress the bearing recess a bit with a punch and use some Loctite 680 retaining fluid and cross my fingers...
Renno quality sheesh.What would you do?
Pilot bearing bore in the crank is slightly out of spec, so the bearing can be (just) slid and pulled out with a finger.
By the time ive pulled the crank out to have the bearing recess machined out to take a bearing 2mm larger diameter (and put new bearing shells and rod bolts in, replaced the timing kits thats 60% of the way through its life - stuff you may as well/should renew if its off...) Id be up for about $500.
Or - distress the bearing recess a bit with a punch and use some Loctite 680 retaining fluid and cross my fingers...
The engine has never had a pilot bearing fitted before because it was attached to an automatic - so 14 years of light surface corrosion and then me stupidly running a bit of emery paper over it to clean it up has taken "just" enough material off to make it not an interference fit.Renno quality sheesh.
Was the old spigot bearing tight in the bore of the crank?
If it's a car you're going to thrash, it's only going to get worse and cause other issues eventually like premature wear on the gearbox input shaft bearings, leaking gear box seals and binding of clutch centres on the input splines. Even if you witness mark the contact surface they usually come loose again I've found.
Distress is haakon speak for witness.What if you witness the shit out of it?
Flow is correct that it will eventually beat the ridges back down and put it back at square one. The only "proper" repair is to machine it out for a larger bearing or replace the crank...What if you witness the shit out of it?
distress the surface with a punch, creating a bunch of witness marks from the punch? something like that...Distress is haakon speak for witness.
@Haakon
Get yourself a dirty big hammer, belt in some punch marks and whack a metric shitload of 620 in there. Clean everything really really well and you’ll need a press and some heat to get it apart.
Give yourself an uppercut you peanut head. Keep emery well the fuck away from interference fit surfaces. Scotch pad will do the trick usually, if it doesn’t it’s too far gone anyway.The engine has never had a pilot bearing fitted before because it was attached to an automatic - so 14 years of light surface corrosion and then me stupidly running a bit of emery paper over it to clean it up has taken "just" enough material off to make it not an interference fit.
Trust me, I've been calling myself worse... Bloody rookie moveGive yourself an uppercut you peanut head. Keep emery well the fuck away from interference fit surfaces.
The OEM one out of the old crank is an SNR, and i have a new SKF and theyre identical. And a japanese one from eBay due next week to try as well.Yeah, PITA, I wonder if you can try some other branded bearings that might be a bit tighter with tolerances. Pretty much all the ones I've patched up over the years have come back when the next clutch was due flopping around.
Yeah, we used to sub-let to auto sparkies in the same building and they would buy the bearing retaining loctite by the boxes.The OEM one out of the old crank is an SNR, and i have a new SKF and theyre identical. And a japanese one from eBay due next week to try as well.
Did your patch jobs include loctite bearing retainer? If I get the life of the clutch out of it ill be happy... If the car is still around then i might do a turbo engine transplant anyway Or use a turbo engine with an Eaton...