[Healeys] Main bearing cap removal

[Bluehealey]

Why didn't I think of that?! Brilliant.

Alan - from my iPad

> On 23 Feb 2014, at 02:41, Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I find the best trick is to roll the block over so that it is sitting on
> the head face.
> Then get a large block of wood which is big enough that you need to lift
> the engine a little to slide it between the bench and the crankshaft.
> Then lifting the engine an inch or so and dropping it causes the mass of
> the block to lift the main caps away from the block with the crank.
> Michael S
> BN1 #174
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Elton Schulz
<eschulz at frontiernet.net>wrote:
>
>> I removed mine by screwing a slide hammer into the center hole of the
>> bearing cap and with a few whacks I was able to pull it out.
>> Elton
>>
>>> On 2/22/2014 8:57 PM, Robin wrote:
>>>
>>> I am taking apart my '55 100 engine and can't get the main bearing caps
to
>>> budge. Any tricks I should try to get the crank out ?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dave Rettew
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