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Title: bearing shells
Post by: roverboy on January 27, 2025, 02:21:15 PM

hi all at sohc would appreciate your help with my bearings shells please refer to the pics checked with green plastic gauge on con rods and found this result an ovel shape not uninformed any help would be appreciated as not too sure what to think kind regards John 

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: Oddjob on January 27, 2025, 06:12:34 PM

No pics

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: Bryanj on January 27, 2025, 06:29:09 PM

Pics are in the other post with same title Ken

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: Oddjob on January 27, 2025, 06:32:27 PM

Yeah seen them now Bryan. Should have used a metric gauge instead of imperial.

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: Bryanj on January 27, 2025, 11:11:28 PM

Also wrong plastigauge

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on January 28, 2025, 12:09:47 AM

Don't panic yet, with the right Plastigauge it might be okay.

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: archmill on February 01, 2025, 10:22:33 AM

Roverboy, I definitely sent you the articles on how to use plastigauge and how to choose shells.
If you didn't receive, I can send them again.
Archmill

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: roverboy on February 01, 2025, 01:33:55 PM

hi archmill yes thanks for sending that I think that I was sent the wrong plastic gauge as all are red? any way checked with the right size and all good sitting on just over 1and1/2thou so now can get on with the rest of the rebuild many thanks for your input  regards John

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on February 01, 2025, 01:42:01 PM

Different Brands seem to have different colours for the same thickness.

Title: Re: bearing shells
Post by: roverboy on February 01, 2025, 02:02:15 PM

yes your right over here all the different plastigauge are  red but of course different  thickness truss us to be awkward regards john