> I know, I know; some of you are going
> to say that as long as I am into it, I should replace all the
> bearings just to be safe. But I've just finished a long job on
> my daily driver (Spit), and I need to be getting to some "honey
> dos" soon or I'm in trouble! Am I making a mistake?
Tim, I must be missing something here. If you've got the engine apart
enough to feel the bearings, you're 95% of the way done to replacing them,
no ? I sure would.
> Another thing. I replaced the thrust washers with new ones. My
> cheapo caliper says that the old ones and the new ones are
> identical in width (.093 in) despite the fact that the old ones
> have none of the gold colored (brass?) plating that the new ones
> have. There is a little indication of scuffing on the old ones,
> but very little wear at all. The oil grooves show up nicely.
> So, did these washers have no plating on them from the start?
My guess is that they didn't have the gold colored layer to begin with.
> Or, is it possible that all of the plating could be worn off
> (even in the grooves), and that these were oversized to start
> with?
Seems unlikely, unless the end play is too large with standard thrusts.
> I have attached a picture of the old thrust washers.
Can't send attachments through the list, you should know that.
Randall
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