Keep us posted, especially if the bearings failed again.
...Art
On Sun, 19 Oct 1997, Scott Gardner wrote:
> > Could be that the mechanic just cut corners. That's a problem with
> > not doing it yourself. What size bearings did he put in. If he didn't turn
> > the crank then they would have been standard size. By not turning the
> > crank he saved himself some money. All cranks don't have to be turned the
> > the marginal ones should be.
> > ...Art
> >
> Art,
> The crank was .010 under when he took it out of the engine, and the
> bearings had failed so spectacularly that the crank HAD to be
> re-ground, no question. It's .020 under now. Haven't talked to him
> since we got back from our house-hunting trip, so don't know what
> he's found out about the second failure.
> Scott
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