Author Topic: Excessive crankshaft end float.  (Read 3421 times)

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Re: Excessive crankshaft end float.
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2015, 11:53:53 »
Hi Stick,

Is there a thrust plate or thrust bearing to prevent excessive end float? What would be the normal end float you expect? Looks like somewhere in the naighbourhood of 0.062" in your video.

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Re: Excessive crankshaft end float.
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2015, 15:12:58 »
The end float should be 0.1 to 0.24mm.
I haven't bothered getting the tape measure out to measure this particular end float but it's around 2mm.

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Re: Excessive crankshaft end float.
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2015, 17:10:33 »
I saw that once and they had the locating bearing in the wrong place. This isn't the same engine in another post, is it?
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Re: Excessive crankshaft end float.
« Reply #4 on: July 02, 2015, 17:38:30 »
Yep!

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Re: Excessive crankshaft end float.
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2015, 20:36:00 »
I also came across this once and found the thrust washers in the oil pan.
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