I've seen a mechanic fit new bearing caps and then line bore engines. One for
me,
in fact, as well as several others.
Bill Davies wrote:
> Hi,
> This is NOT one of my engines, but that of the son of one of my work
> colleagues.
> Having heard a rumbling from the bottom end of his engine, he decided
> to fit new main bearing shells (with the engine in situ in the
> Spitfire). On tightening the centre bearing cap to the correct torque,
> the cap split around the fixing holes, and crushed the bearing in the
> process! I don't know how or why this happened (though I can think of
> several possible reasons off the top of my head), and I've not seen the
> damage myself. My question is this: Is there any way this engine can be
> salvaged? I realise the block and caps are machined as a unit, so does a
> scrap bearing cap really mean that the entire block is now scrap?
> If anyone has any ideas I'd be glad to hear them,
> Cheers,
> Bill.
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