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Re: Clearances for TR6 main and rod bearings?

To: MMANASAS@JJPRAYC1.SSW.JNJ.COM
Subject: Re: Clearances for TR6 main and rod bearings?
From: aj253@rgfn.epcc.Edu (Tony Robinson)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 21:06:29 MST
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net

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>     Just going through the rebuild on my '74 TR6 motor (body is a '72) and
>     I can't find any mention of assembled clearance between main bearings
>     and crank and rod bearings and crank in the Bentley manual.  I intend
>     to check using plastigage just to make sure machine shop did things
>     correctly.
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>     Can anyone offer advice?
>
>     thanks in advance.....
>
>     Mark
>     mmanasas@jjprayc1.jnj.com
>     '72 TR6 CC77356L
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Mark, 
 Without going into a lot of detail, check page 104 of your Bentley manual.
 Clearences should be between .001 and .0027 with "Plastigage".
Regards,
Tony R.
"GT6s"
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