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Originally Posted by bobH
Pete, that one went right over my head. Maybe OT, but could you expand a little on how to sleeve a main? What holds the sleeve in place? Thank you.
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The saddle is bored oversize to fit a chosen cylinder sleeve or in some cases a special sleeve is made from cast iron.
The sleeve is cut in half plus kerf. It is set in the saddle and several holes are drilled through the sleeve and into the block about a 1/4 inch. Brass rod is cut into appropriate lengths to use for rivets. The rivets are installed and peened over. The excess sleeve is surfaced flush to the pan rail or block surface.. The mainline is then bored to finish size.
Carrier bearing bores in rear ends are fixed the same way.