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Peter J · 04-23-2013, 07:43 PM

Thanks Guys,
That lack of clearance had been bothering me and the more I thought about it, the more I got to thinking I had metal against metal on those journals. I've used the tin foil method before but never had a new set of rods to play with. Les' book says .010 to .008 on the side clearance which makes good sense. I already have the pan back off to fix the situation. Hopefully I can take some babbitt off with a file so I won't have to pull everything apart.
Pete

04-23-2013, 07:43 PM	#7
Peter J Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 691	Re: How tight is tight? Thanks Guys, That lack of clearance had been bothering me and the more I thought about it, the more I got to thinking I had metal against metal on those journals. I've used the tin foil method before but never had a new set of rods to play with. Les' book says .010 to .008 on the side clearance which makes good sense. I already have the pan back off to fix the situation. Hopefully I can take some babbitt off with a file so I won't have to pull everything apart. Pete