[Fot] checking bearing clearances

[Ed Diehl]

Hi all, micrometers are very accurate, plastigauge is not!  Cheers, Ed.
Ed Diehl

Joe Boruch <jaboruch at netzero.net> wrote:  The machine shop I use checks the dimensions with micrometers, but since I
assemble the engine myself I usually double check things with plastigauge. So
far I have not found any discrepancies. Joe(B)

-- "Scott Janzen" wrote:
One builder I know installs the bearings in the rod ends or mains, torques
the
caps and uses an inside micrometer to check bearing clearances before
installing the rods or crank.
Another one swears that method is not sufficient and you have to use
plastigauge.
What says the group?
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