- 1. play in connecting rod (score: 1)
- Author: "simon hurley" <simonsensis@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 03:37:45 PDT
- Tell me if this is Ok please? Took the bottom off 77 MGB engine. There is a little bit of lateral movement where the connecting rod attaches to the crank shaft. Should there be any movement and if so
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- 2. Re: play in connecting rod (score: 1)
- Author: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 07:13:48 -0700
- There has to be a bit of side clearance between the rod big ends and the journal flanges, so a trace of movement would be expected. (The rod is allowed to move because the wrist pin moves sideways a
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- 3. Re: play in connecting rod (score: 1)
- Author: WSpohn4@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 10:23:22 EDT
- there Some lateral movement (front to back of the engine) is OK, and indeed there must be some side clearance. If you have it apart I'd do the bearings anyway - hopefully it will be a long time befor
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01180.html (7,267 bytes)
- 4. Re: play in connecting rod (score: 1)
- Author: Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:34:29 -0500
- That's OK Simon. It's called side play or end play (end float in the king's english). It's measured with a feeler guage - .008" to .012" - after you renew the bearings, etc. Lot's of folks don't both
- /html/mgs/2000-05/msg01184.html (7,521 bytes)
- 5. Re: play in connecting rod (score: 1)
- Author: Bmgreen@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 18:18:35 EDT
- I must resoundingly echo the appreciation others have expressed for your time, and effort, to respond to the myriad of questions. I am more than confident you have saved so much time, and effort to
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- 6. Re: play in connecting rod (score: 1)
- Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 16:10:03 -0700
- Thanks you, Stephen, and everyone else who made similar comments. I really wasn't fishing for thanks - just commenting on what I perceive as the rudeness (or is it just laziness?) of a relative few l
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