Peter:
For what it's worth, I checked mine with feeler gauges. The
clutch is adequate pressure to force the crank forward.
To use the feeler gauges, I drop the pan, and slip a feeler
gauge behind the rear thrust bearing. With this technique, you don't
need to lever the crank back and forth and compute a difference. The
downside is that you must drop the pan. Not a problem if you intend to
put in fresh bearings anyway, as I did.
Cheers,
Vance
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Kronberg, Peter
Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 7:35 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Engine knock
Hey All,
On the subject of thrust washers, can I ask listers for their two cents
on the finer points of "lever"ing the crankshaft forwards and back?
Haynes and Bentley aren't too specific on this. I'm not convinced I'm
doing it correctly, and since the difference between good and bad is
<minimally> only .020", I'm in need of some confidence. For instance, is
it absolutely necessary to do this levering with the car on a slope?
Does depressing the clutch provide adequate forward leverage? Speaking
of confidence, I'd appreciate anyone's tips on dial gauge placement
and/or taking this measurement, in an effort to gain confidence in the
reading thereof.
Thanx in advance, and Happy New Year to all.
Pete
'76 CF51563U
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