[TR] TR4/Webers - that banging noise- #2

Michael Marr mmarr at notwires.com
Sat Aug 8 10:35:59 MDT 2009


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 at gmail.com>
To: "tom white" <tswhitez123 at hotmail.com>
Cc: <triumphs at 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 at 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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