5.3l standard main bearings too tight!
08-25-2018, 01:28 PM
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5.3l standard main bearings too tight!
I got my crack and block back from the machine shop and ive started re-assembly.
The crank only required polish, no grinding.
i bought new Clevite MS 2199A main bearings Standard.... but they are too tight.
Im going by the book on torgue+angle specs...
ive repeated it twice with the same results...
the plastigauge is too wide to even measure with the plastigauge paper (largest is .001)
Ive searched online for the answer to no avail.
caps are in correct orientation...
ive called the machine shop...
(they're OLLD SCHOOL, she said, "if you can skip a piece of paper in there, you're good")
didn't want to go with that...
anyone have some advice?
It seems like it HAS to be the bearings...
any info on ms2199a?
The crank only required polish, no grinding.
i bought new Clevite MS 2199A main bearings Standard.... but they are too tight.
Im going by the book on torgue+angle specs...
ive repeated it twice with the same results...
the plastigauge is too wide to even measure with the plastigauge paper (largest is .001)
Ive searched online for the answer to no avail.
caps are in correct orientation...
ive called the machine shop...
(they're OLLD SCHOOL, she said, "if you can skip a piece of paper in there, you're good")
didn't want to go with that...
anyone have some advice?
It seems like it HAS to be the bearings...
any info on ms2199a?
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08-25-2018, 04:57 PM
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This above also run a micrometer on your crank shaft to make sure the machine shop did what you asked? IMO King bearings are better than Clevite
08-25-2018, 05:33 PM
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It's going in my old Jeep CJ... not a race engine but did cam it for some low end trq...
Ok, so I'm not the only one having problems with clevite... good to know....I think ill go with King....
Id hate to buy standard king bearings and have the same problem though...
machine shop just polished.... said it looked great (at 180k miles) and just needed a polish so i assumed Standard size would have worked or been a BIT loose.... but not TIGHT
thank you guys for the help... I've been scratching my head, and googling the last 4 days...
Ok, so I'm not the only one having problems with clevite... good to know....I think ill go with King....
Id hate to buy standard king bearings and have the same problem though...
machine shop just polished.... said it looked great (at 180k miles) and just needed a polish so i assumed Standard size would have worked or been a BIT loose.... but not TIGHT
thank you guys for the help... I've been scratching my head, and googling the last 4 days...
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08-26-2018, 01:08 PM
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Im putting the plastigauge at 1200...
. and caps are oriented correctly...
all the readings are the same..
I bought King bearings last night...
I'm gonna see how that goes, ill probably mic it and plastigauge..
thanks again for the guidance.
. and caps are oriented correctly...
all the readings are the same..
I bought King bearings last night...
I'm gonna see how that goes, ill probably mic it and plastigauge..
thanks again for the guidance.