Re: how "tight" should the crankshaft be with new bearings?
04-01-2004, 04:38 AM
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Re: how "tight" should the crankshaft be with new bearings?
On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:49:58 GMT, "shiden_Kai"
<violet-lightening-modified@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"TranSurgeon" wrote
>
>> good rule of thumb is you should be able to hook your little finger over
>one
>> of the counterweights and turn it easily, a really good one will go for a
>> half-turn or more with a flick of the pinky
>
>Agreed. When I'm replacing pistons in 3100 engines,
>I can turn the crank by hand with the pistons and new
>rings in place, con rods torqued up, no heads on the
>engine, engine bolted to the torque convertor and trans.
>
>Ian
>
Ian,
What's up? I see you found my new hiding place<g>. How's things in
the Great White North?
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
<violet-lightening-modified@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"TranSurgeon" wrote
>
>> good rule of thumb is you should be able to hook your little finger over
>one
>> of the counterweights and turn it easily, a really good one will go for a
>> half-turn or more with a flick of the pinky
>
>Agreed. When I'm replacing pistons in 3100 engines,
>I can turn the crank by hand with the pistons and new
>rings in place, con rods torqued up, no heads on the
>engine, engine bolted to the torque convertor and trans.
>
>Ian
>
Ian,
What's up? I see you found my new hiding place<g>. How's things in
the Great White North?
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
04-01-2004, 04:38 AM
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Re: how "tight" should the crankshaft be with new bearings?
On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:49:58 GMT, "shiden_Kai"
<violet-lightening-modified@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"TranSurgeon" wrote
>
>> good rule of thumb is you should be able to hook your little finger over
>one
>> of the counterweights and turn it easily, a really good one will go for a
>> half-turn or more with a flick of the pinky
>
>Agreed. When I'm replacing pistons in 3100 engines,
>I can turn the crank by hand with the pistons and new
>rings in place, con rods torqued up, no heads on the
>engine, engine bolted to the torque convertor and trans.
>
>Ian
>
Ian,
What's up? I see you found my new hiding place<g>. How's things in
the Great White North?
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
<violet-lightening-modified@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"TranSurgeon" wrote
>
>> good rule of thumb is you should be able to hook your little finger over
>one
>> of the counterweights and turn it easily, a really good one will go for a
>> half-turn or more with a flick of the pinky
>
>Agreed. When I'm replacing pistons in 3100 engines,
>I can turn the crank by hand with the pistons and new
>rings in place, con rods torqued up, no heads on the
>engine, engine bolted to the torque convertor and trans.
>
>Ian
>
Ian,
What's up? I see you found my new hiding place<g>. How's things in
the Great White North?
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
04-01-2004, 04:38 AM
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Re: how "tight" should the crankshaft be with new bearings?
On Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:49:58 GMT, "shiden_Kai"
<violet-lightening-modified@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"TranSurgeon" wrote
>
>> good rule of thumb is you should be able to hook your little finger over
>one
>> of the counterweights and turn it easily, a really good one will go for a
>> half-turn or more with a flick of the pinky
>
>Agreed. When I'm replacing pistons in 3100 engines,
>I can turn the crank by hand with the pistons and new
>rings in place, con rods torqued up, no heads on the
>engine, engine bolted to the torque convertor and trans.
>
>Ian
>
Ian,
What's up? I see you found my new hiding place<g>. How's things in
the Great White North?
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
<violet-lightening-modified@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>"TranSurgeon" wrote
>
>> good rule of thumb is you should be able to hook your little finger over
>one
>> of the counterweights and turn it easily, a really good one will go for a
>> half-turn or more with a flick of the pinky
>
>Agreed. When I'm replacing pistons in 3100 engines,
>I can turn the crank by hand with the pistons and new
>rings in place, con rods torqued up, no heads on the
>engine, engine bolted to the torque convertor and trans.
>
>Ian
>
Ian,
What's up? I see you found my new hiding place<g>. How's things in
the Great White North?
--
Old Crow
'82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl'
'95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande
ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1
TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
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