Or you could use plastigage, which only requires a 0-1" micrometer to
measure the clearance:
http://www.team-integra.net/sections/articles/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=1213
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee&John Howard" <leejohn7@gmail.com>
To: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4/Webers - that banging noise- #2
> Excellent idea, Tom. I'll do that and report back.
> John
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 8:19 AM, tom white <tswhitez123@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You say the rod bearing was in place and torqued properly. To be
>> certain
>> the bearing is OK you need to measure the clearances with a micrometer.
>> Measure the rod journal and note the diameter. Then place the rod
>> bearing
>> in the rod cap and torque the cap while the rod is off of the crank.
>> Then
>> measure th inside diameter of the bearing. Subtract the journal diameter
>> fromt the bearing diameter to get the amount of clearance. Compare your
>> answer to book specs.
>>
>> Best regards, Tom
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