Yer darn right it's unusual! Are you saying the entire bearing shell
was in the pan? Can't see how that could happen if the rod's intact.
Sure you don't mean there were soft metal particles in the pan?
Anyhoo, replace all four rod bearings. If you put in just the one
it'll starve for oil because it will have less clearance than the other
three and the bulk of the oil will go thru them. The other three are
probably in need of replacement anyway. You've apparently been lucky so
far and there's no sense to push your luck.
Good luck,
CR
Julie Ann Phillips wrote:
>
> I took the pan off my 74 mgb that was knocking it had a rod bearing
> out,it was in the bottom of the pan in pieces.The crank looks
> undamaged,no nicks, gouges, etc. is this unusual as i was driving the
> car when it started knocking?I plan on replacing that one rod bearing
> and getting back on the road,any reason not to?Is there anything i could
> use to make sure the crank journal is smooth?I seem to remember using
> emery cloth but its been a million years since i rebuilt
> anything<grin>.Will the bearing shape to any small imperfections i'm
> unable to find?By the way had lots of fun removing the pan without
> lifting engine or removing anything.
> Greg
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