In a message dated 11/15/2005 11:12:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
cyrille@hp.com writes: 
> Is there anything else that I need to look at the same time, anything
> else that need/should be replaced.
Yes, yes--someone brought it up, but it is important while you have the 
engine out to pin the thrust washers/bearings.  The 1500 has a nasty habit of 
spinning the thrust washers out, and pinning them in eliminates that 
possibility.   
I took mine to the machine shop for pinning because I didn't have a 
right-angle drill to get in that tight space.  But basically what you do is pin 
the 
thrust washers in place with brass pins.  Important to use brass, I think, 
because if for some reason the thrust washer wore down to the pins the brass is 
soft 
enough to not cause the damage a hard steel pin would cause.   
--David C.
 
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