Yet again, heat provided me with satisfactory results.
The main bearings on the drive side more or less fell out by them selves when the engine half was properly heated in the oven. However, it came as a surprise to me that the outer bearing on the drive side came out towards the outside of the engine and not the inward side. Is it supposed to be this way? From the reading up I have done, I thought both bearings on the drive side would come out towards the inside of the engine half.
On the timing side the bearing didn't fall out quite as easily. Never the less, I managed to get a puller in place, after removing all of the rollers, and get the bearing out pretty smoothly as well. The only thing remaning on the timing side is to remove the inner race of the bearing from the crankpin. Opposite to the drive side, the inner race on the timing side is pretty stuck and I don't really have any good tools for the job. Might let the workshop that will help me true and balance the crank assembly help me remove the inner race as well.
New bearings have been ordered and I'll soon send an order to HM for some other parts. When all parts have arrived the process of putting everything together again is about to commence
Regarding the big end I have decided to replace the floating bush with a new one. That is, I won't be going for the roller big end or the forged steel conrod. I hope a new set of bearings, a forged piston and a gentle treatment will take me far enough any way, and I'm most certain it will take me As Far As I get
/ Ruaridh
Topic: Horizontal crankshaft play (Read 934 times)