With all the discussion on thrust washers (or lack thereof), I
wondered if there were some symptoms to indicate that your thrust
washers have given up the fight. How can you tell before the crank
starts eating into the block ? I suspect you could drop the oil pan
and confirm that they have not come out but that doesn't help with
wear. Can you measure shaft end play without a major dismantling job
? Thanks in advance for any thoughts and advice.
Well Steve a very useful way of noting washer problems is; in the early stages
if the crank pulley wheel is grasped and pulled forward, an obvous clunk will
be felt and heard. In the later stages of washer decline you may have problems
engaging gear as when the clutch is depressed the complete crank moves forward
resulting in too much travel to disengage the gearbox.. Hope this helps
John Gillis 1954 TR2 (long door)
Trinity College,
Dublin, Ireland
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