Ah yes Michael, thank you.
Course, I shall be doing my mains in the usual fashion.
BTW folks, FC68436L is HOME now from Ohio. The '66 Spitfire is happy.
He likes his new garage all clean and spiffy. Much unlike the warehouse he WAS
living in, eh Geo? <G>
Jim and Judy
Michael Marr wrote:
> The lock tabs only stop the mains roatating in one direction, when the
> bearing caps are removed. You simply slide them out in the opposite
> direction.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim <jdeatsc1@rochester.rr.com>
> To: Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>
> Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, August 07, 1999 4:16 AM
> Subject: Re: Oil pressure Blues
>
> >
> >So then, the LBC engines typically don't have lock tabs in them as do
> other
> >critters?
> >Or am I not getting it here?
> >
> >J
> >
> >
> >Egil Kvaleberg wrote:
> >
> >> On 2 Aug 1999, Michael Marr wrote:
> >>
> >> > some people maintain that you can replace mains by sliding the
> >> > the top bearing shell out from under the crank and sliding in the new
> shell,
> >> > but I've never done this
> >>
> >> It really is no problem at all, as long as you loosen all bearings just a
> >> little bit, to releave any pressure on the upper bearing. Do one bearing
> >> at a time, of course, so that the crackshaft is supported by 3 bearings
> >> at any time.
> >>
> >> Maintain good cleanliness, use clean oil for the new parts, and
> >> youshould not have problems.
> >>
> >> Do remove the spark plugs, so that you can rotate the crank easily. Use a
> >> piece of plastic or similar to poke the bearing out a few mm whilst
> >> rotating the crank, and then removing it completely is a simple matter of
> >> pressing the bearing against the crank journal with a finger, while
> >> rotating the crank through 180 degrees.
> >>
> >> > The
> >> > good news is that the oil pressure will come up a little if you just
> replace
> >> > the rod bearings.
> >>
> >> Perhaps, but changing them all is all the better.
> >>
> >> Of course, if the journals are really worn (current bearings down to the
> >> copper, etc) the fix will only last for a relativelyshort time,
> >>
> >> Egil
> >> --
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> >> Mail: Egil Kvaleberg, Husebybakken 14A, 0379 Oslo, Norway
> >> Home: http://www.kvaleberg.no/
> >
> >--
> >Rawchester, Neu Yawk
> >1966 Spitfire MkII FC68436L (Red, what else?)
> >
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