Managed to get my case together today but it took loads of attempts to get it right... It took around two hours it was pretty cold out in the garage about 10c and was still tacky.. I've torqued it all up now but should Ive really cleaned the sealant stuff off and start again? Also the bearing shifted (more than once) hence the number of attempts leaving little indents in the bearing - are they still ok to use? The crank is rotating freely in the case so pretty happy
I don't know how you did it but !!! I always put the bearings in the case half with the dowels first. Draw a pencil line on them where the join in the case half is. That way when you install the crank it is 100 times easier to get it seated properly in the right place
Yep exactly that - but I think that I must have lifted the crank and dislodged them after that it took me a while to work it out
Technically no, as you'll have compressed the bearing and put a flat spot in it, which in turn changes the tolerance of the gap between the bearing and the crank... If you were to take the bearing off you would find a bright spot in the white metal where the nip is!!
B@gger, thanks Paul... I reckon I am going to live with it as it's the hardest one to get on and off the crank. We will see how it effects the life of the engine - the next tear down in a how ever many years that is
Does technically no mean it's screwed? Or, no, but you should get away with it? D5andy, any tips? I plan to put my case back together this week too.
I'd follow early advice and keep it simple - I think that it's not perfect but not fubar'd is how I would put it...
What about dropping the crank in against the distributor? It seems so simple when you read the book, but is it? What I mean is, getting the timing right.
Yerp that was my downfall - I tried to drop the distributor in - but in the process I think the crank shifted a little and the bearing moved - hence the pinch Its a nice trick but probably too much for novices like me at least I wouldn't put the crank on to it - I slippedit down there once it was in place.. You might damage the timing gear it's made out of brass so quite soft and likely to get crunched You should mark the bearing shells halves before installing them on the crank - that way you'll find it easier when dropping the lot in the case
You should get away with it, as I've pulled plenty of engines to bits where it has happened!! It will however reduce the bearing life, but as long as the crank is rotating freely once the case is torqued up, then there shouldn't be any issues
Thanks Paul, i had toyed with the idea of tearing it down but that timing gear is an absolute pain and I think it's ok as it's seated properly now and the crank is turning freely
Hi. I got the crank in quite easy, but I have a question, which is really puzzling me Withe the crank lowered in, holding the rod #1 up, and #2 down, with the rotor pointing towards the mark Every thing lines up nicely except the two dots on the timing gear! Should they be inline with the case point, or pointing up?
Replied on the other post doesn't matter the gear is on a key so as long as the cam is lined up to the mark right it should be fine
So it means that once I have installed the crank, I need to rotate it 90deg before I line up the dots with the cam gear dots?
it matters not one toss how or what orientation the crank is .The important thing is the single dot goes inbetween the pair of dots ....
