Plastigage is what is typically used to check bearing shell clearances and
requires no measuring device; the package includes printed bars that are
compared to the squashed platigage. Comes in two size ranges - red and green to
denote.
I've built about ten engines now and always use Plastigage to check machine
shops work after crank grinding or polishing. A mic can be used to check wrist
pins and a bore guage to check the wrist pin bushing, but the machine shop can
do this well, as they should always do when fitting new bushings.
Cheers,
Greg Tatarian
Lotus Elan S4
TR6
Alfa GTV
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Michael Marr" <mmarr@notwires.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 11:35:59
To: Lee&John Howard<leejohn7@gmail.com>; tom white<tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4/Webers - that banging noise- #2
Or you could use plastigage, which only requires a 0-1" micrometer to
measure the clearance:
http://www.team-integra.net/sections/articles/showarticle.asp?ArticleID=1213
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee&John Howard" <leejohn7@gmail.com>
To: "tom white" <tswhitez123@hotmail.com>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 11:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR4/Webers - that banging noise- #2
> Excellent idea, Tom. I'll do that and report back.
> John
>
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 8:19 AM, tom white <tswhitez123@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> You say the rod bearing was in place and torqued properly. To be
>> certain
>> the bearing is OK you need to measure the clearances with a micrometer.
>> Measure the rod journal and note the diameter. Then place the rod
>> bearing
>> in the rod cap and torque the cap while the rod is off of the crank.
>> Then
>> measure th inside diameter of the bearing. Subtract the journal diameter
>> fromt the bearing diameter to get the amount of clearance. Compare your
>> answer to book specs.
>>
>> Best regards, Tom
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