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Old 11-29-2015, 07:59 AM   #1
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Default 32-38 flanged rod bearings

In Ford box. Does 48-6211-A2 on the box mean the bearings are .002 oversize? Thanks Walt
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Old 11-29-2015, 08:12 AM   #2
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Crank OD 1.998/1.999 Standard Connecting rod 2.20 Standard 1932-38.
-B is .003 under crank and Std. rod
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Old 11-29-2015, 08:45 AM   #3
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Crank OD 1.998/1.999 Standard Connecting rod 2.20 Standard 1932-38.
-B is .003 under crank and Std. rod
So the A-2 is .002 under crank size, std od, correct? Thanks Terry. Walt
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Old 11-29-2015, 09:00 AM   #4
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Default Re: 32-38 flanged rod bearings

-A2 is Standard crank and rod. Material used is Nickel Cadmium. -A3 is for Silver Cadmium, -A4 is for Tin Base Babbit, -A6 is for Copper Lead Base.
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Old 11-29-2015, 11:28 AM   #5
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McKay's got it.
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Old 11-29-2015, 11:52 AM   #6
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HI Walt. I have .002 if you need some.
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Old 11-29-2015, 01:38 PM   #7
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HI Walt. I have .002 if you need some.uck
Thanks Chuck, I really don't need any I just wanted to know what the A-2 meant, I just thought it meant .002 oversize, BUT, I guess it's what the material is made of. Walt
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48-6211-X is for a .002 u/s journal.
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Old 11-29-2015, 03:51 PM   #9
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48-6211-X is for a .002 u/s journal.
That's why I mic all these old bearings, I never figured out what all those letters and no. meant. Thanks McKay. Walt
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Old 11-30-2015, 11:05 PM   #10
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half the time, whats actually in the box is not same as the part no.
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