Re: Crankshaft End Play on Rebuild
Removed pan yesterday, and as expected, lots of fine bearing material in the very bottom. Removed rear main, and also as expected, the flywheel side bearing was worn, miking out at .216" (the other rear bearing was at .251", showing next to no wear). The worn bearing exhibited no serious gouging on the crank flange side and appears to be a fine ridge of displaced metal - "squish" - along the entire outer edge. So, it looks as though there has indeed been some serious pressure against the crank. I am at a loss, as prior to joining the transmission to the flywheel housing, I measured the distance between the input shaft nose and pilot bearing, and it checked out fine. The two assemblies mated easily. Clutch has performed well since the rebuild and the T/O bearing is not touching the clutch fingers when disengaged. Has anyone on the forum had a similar issue and if so, any suggestions on where I should be looking at this point?
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