Fred:
As it turned out, there was a very small amount of rust on the bearing caps.
Once we cleaned that off, it went together perfectly. I was surprised that
such a small imperfection could cause such problem. You really couldn't see
the rust and could only barely free it.
kg
-----Original Message-----
From: fred thomas <vafred@erols.com>
To: Gano, Ken <kengano@advant.com>
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, April 19, 1998 6:26 AM
Subject: Re: Binding crankshaft on TR3 during assembly.
>Gano, Ken wrote:
>>
>> Upon assembly of crankshaft in block with bearing caps installed, crank
is
>> very hard to turn over. Any suggestions besides checking journal
diameter
>> with mike?
>>
>> kengano@advant.com
>> downstate illinois
>> 1959 TR3A TS57756L
>> 1958 Model 10 Sedan TBE9239LDLB
>
>
>torque=TORQUE=torque, are all bearings installed correctly, is the slot
>in proper location, was the crank turned during rebuild,are they the
>correct size bearings, did you mark each bearing during dismantling. This
>is a lot to think of but she should not be hard to turn as a matter of
>fact you should be able to turn by hand.
>
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