> This reminds me of another question around bearings: was it
> 20K miles or 50K miles that it is recommended to change the
> rod bearings after a rebuild, using of course the original
> size you used for the rebuild?
ISTR Mr Maclay (Haynes manual) recommended every 30k miles. Don't think the
factory mentioned this at all.
> (I suppose that it would make
> best sense to ensure you use the same brand too, in order to
> accommodate any very minor differentiations between them?)
Shouldn't be necessary ... the crank is not matched to the diameter of the
bearings.
> Main bearings aren't touched, right?
No mention of that by Mr. Maclay. However, they aren't hard to do at the
same time.
Randall
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