Hi Dick.
It was necessary to do this to mine. The crank had milled out a slot in the
bearing cap already and the second thrust washer was needed just to hold the
other one in place. I'm not sure whether or not I would have done mine
otherwise. Having the larger bearing surface should slow down the wear, but
at a few thousand miles per year, how much wear can there be?
I and others I spoke with were mystified as to how the bearing could slip
out anyway. It did not appear to be extremely worn. The only theory I have
is the block flexes enough under some conditions to let it slip out. But
that seems pretty unlikely. I've been told to use the clutch when starting
the car and when idling in traffic to avoid this.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sally or Dick Taylor [mailto:tr6taylor@webtv.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:13 PM
> To: Hugh Fader
> Cc: 'Don Malling'; '6-Pack'
> Subject: RE: Pinning thrust washers
>
>
> Listers---With due respect to all owners who have come up with thrust
> bearing solutions beyond the norm, I must say that the
> original design
> is not necessarily deficient. Metal should not be "scraping on metal."
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