Emmett,
This question has an easy answer if you just think about it for a
moment. The oil grooves are there to provide lubrication, right? So it
would make sense for the grooves to face the moving part rather than the
stationary part. The moving part in this case is the crankshaft and the
stationary part is the engine block, so the grooves face away from each
other and toward the rotating mass, or the crankshaft. This is very
obvious when the bearing cap is removed and you are viewing the parts in
question. Be sure to use assembly lube liberally when replacing the
bearings.
Hope this helps,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
emmett wrote:
>
> I know there's been a lot of discussion about the infamous TR6 thrust
> washers, but I'm still unclear about
> some things. I checked my crankshaft end-float with a dial gauge. Using the
> pry bar method used in the service manual, the reading is .012. Using the
> clutch method, the reading is .01. Both are outside of the .006 to .008
> specs in all the manuals I have read; but are within the .007 to .013
> "allowable axial play" quoted in various posts to the VTR site. So..., am I
> OK or not? Finally, if I do replace the washers, which direction do they
> face?
>
> a. Both oil grooves facing towards each other.
> b. Both oil grooves facing away from each other.
> c. Both oil grooves facing the same direction towards the inside of the
> engine.
> d. Both oil grooves facing the same direction towards the outside of the
> engine.
> e. None of the above. (Impossible, I think).
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