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Old 04-05-2013, 09:12 PM
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Measuring my mains again. Is it ok to put plastigauge on all the caps and torque them down simultaneously instead of measuring one at a time?
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Old 04-05-2013, 11:44 PM
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I always use a micrometer to make sure themains and the bearings are both inthe ballpark. Then I'll use the plasti-gage on only one bearing at a time
There's no reason to want to hurry this job at all.
I WILL NOT allow any other persons in my work area while I'm doing stuff like this as I don't need any distractions.........
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Old 04-06-2013, 07:34 AM
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I've always done it one bearing at a time, but no reason why you couldn't do all the mains at once. Now the rods, those would be tough to do at the same time! Hope you're smiling!
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Originally Posted by reldla1996
I've always done it one bearing at a time, but no reason why you couldn't do all the mains at once. Now the rods, those would be tough to do at the same time! Hope you're smiling!
Ha, well yeah that makes sense. I'll end up doing one at a time. I started getting tired last night so laziness came with it. Figured I'd stop before I did something stupid.

Thanks for the suggestions.
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