On Wed, 20 Sep 1995, Denise Thorpe wrote:
> If you want to do the minimum machining, you can get these things, I
> can't remember the name; they're like threads of Play-Doh. You put
> a piece on the face of each journal bearing, assemble everything, torque
> it to spec, and then disassemble everything. The width of the squashed
> thread tells you the clearance in that journal. -snip- Does anybody know
> the name of these things?
Plastigauge (tm) of Michigan Bearing I think. And it is oil soluble, so
make sure the bearings and crank are dry when you apply it.
Tom
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