Not so tight that the starter can't turn it! How close to final torque
before it stops turning easily? Is it just one bearing that when tightened
stops it? Or any bearing?
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ross Bateman" <ross@rcsa.co.za>
To: "MG Mailing List" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 1:14 PM
Subject: Main Bearings Torque
> In the workshop manual they saay you should test for exsessive stiffness.
> I torqued the front and rear caps down to 70 lbs / foot and the crank
would
> not budge.
> By excessive stiffness, do they mean you should be able to turn the cranck
> by hand when the caps are torqued?
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