Hey guys, so I picked up a rebuilt short block recently but wanted to be very sure things were correct so stripped it down. Turns out thrust bearing had been crushed due to insufficient locating on the dowel. So measured everything up to be sure and replaced the bearings but seems very tight to turn over by hand. Triple checked the bearing locations, checked the cam and torqued the block by the book. Should it feel tight to turn and what could be the issue if not
If they squashed the dowel then other care may also not have been taken. E.g. if align bored was it done with correct torqued case bolts ? Was the case warped anyway so the case halves dont come together properly ? Time for taking it apart getting hold of accurate gauges , torquing down the case without bearings and measuring.
^WHS^ But once pots and heads are on ours was quite stiff after a rebuild, seems to spin just fine now though Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
As above, with just the crank should spin quite freely. Bearing tangs seated properly? Obvious question: are they the correct size bearings?
Decided to tear the engine apart at 5am, measured everything again and upon putting the crank back in, I noticed 3 flecks of paint under the middle bearing and a touch of over spray on the front bearing seat. So cleaned the locators up again and spins beautifully
