The Ford Barn - View Single Post - Lesser of two evils..cracked main babbit or used replacement?

Railcarmover · 04-12-2018, 07:47 AM

Hardest steel you can get your hands on..german kitchen knife,wood chisel..Ford mechanics made them out of old files. Sounds like the engine is out on a stand,nice,it makes the work easier.Test your replacement cap first,if its oversize it will be tight at the parting line(edges) so you'll most likely be working the edges first. Here's to hoping you roll a 7 on the comeout,that the cap you scored for 5 bucks fits on the first fit up.DONT FORGET THE SHIMS!!

Once you are done you can polish the babbit and take out micro abrasions with the BACK of a piece of emory cloth.

The biggest part of the job is you,get frustrated? back off,this is time consuming tedious work,I spend time on ergonomics..no hunched over squinting to see stuff..

If all else fails you can run that cracked one,polish it up good,fill the cracks on the thrust with epoxy..if the cracked chunk is still adhered to the cap..

04-12-2018, 07:47 AM	#14
Railcarmover BANNED Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sacramento Posts: 1,262	Re: Lesser of two evils..cracked main babbit or used replacement? Hardest steel you can get your hands on..german kitchen knife,wood chisel..Ford mechanics made them out of old files. Sounds like the engine is out on a stand,nice,it makes the work easier.Test your replacement cap first,if its oversize it will be tight at the parting line(edges) so you'll most likely be working the edges first. Here's to hoping you roll a 7 on the comeout,that the cap you scored for 5 bucks fits on the first fit up.DONT FORGET THE SHIMS!! Once you are done you can polish the babbit and take out micro abrasions with the BACK of a piece of emory cloth. The biggest part of the job is you,get frustrated? back off,this is time consuming tedious work,I spend time on ergonomics..no hunched over squinting to see stuff.. If all else fails you can run that cracked one,polish it up good,fill the cracks on the thrust with epoxy..if the cracked chunk is still adhered to the cap..