Originally Posted by
houston
Did i say Neal , youre a dumbass for not seating the crank? Really ?
I think you need to relax a lil
Tell me why it doesnt make more sense to have the crank "riding" up against the rear bearing as opposed to the smaller front bearing and less able to take the same force as the rear larger bearing
LOL there is no drama here...I already know I am right on this one...... I had a batch of engines come here that were machined incorrectly and when you tightened the flywheel it actually did put opposing thrust on the bearings.... And lets just say the results were not good at all...The last thing we want is thrust load put onto the engine bearings,,And yes the front bearing does hold the crank in place, and a bad front bearing will allow the crank walk in and out........