RE: Big End Bearings - URGENT

[Terry Rudd]

Dave, For just big ends you obviously don't need to take the head off a L engine and you caught me too with this unusual replacement. I've built more engines than I care to remember and have lost count and I can honestly say that I've never just replaced big ends. It's more common to replace just rings which is quite common in low budget race engines. I guess you have a reasonable chance of getting away with it.   regards Terry -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Costello Sent: Thursday, 29 November 2001 6:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Big End Bearings - URGENT hmmm everyone on the list so far has said you have to take the head off to do the big ends, why's this? I ended up getting the big ends done today at the workshop down the road cause I didn't have the tools or the time available to me at the moment to do it myself, they didn't remove the head. Just unbolted one engine mount, put the car up on the hoist and used one of those gearbox removal jack thingo's to push the gearbox up and lift the engine away from the crossmember far enough for the sump to clear the oil pickup, changed the bearings and reversed the procedure, took him about an hour. Left the car there over night to get a few minor roadworthy items fixed, pick it up tomorrow morning then straight off to the D.O.T for rego.  Can't wait to give it a decent squirt, I bought it with the busted big end so I haven't had a chance to really open it up yet cause I didn't wanna damage anything.   Dave   --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------