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Re: 440 source bears off
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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11/20/15 10:54 AM
11/20/15 10:54 AM
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check the main bores with a dial bore gauge to make sure they're per spec and especially not out of round. the vertical measurement on the last two blocks i checked was awful, the horizontal was in spec; basically egg shaped bores. this will screw up bearing clearance.  Identify the problem accurately first before trying to correct it  Take the block (and crank)to a good machine shop if you don't have access to a good dial bore gauge and outside micrometer  I agree with all the other posts about having .004 crank to bearing clearances dry is way better than having .0027 or less dry same thing on the rod clarnaces, a little looser will last a lot longer than a tiny bit to tight will  Took the block and rotating assembly to a machine shop. Block was line bored. They found the same thing, I would like to have.027 clearance than .004. WHY?.........that's too tight for anything other than a stock rebuild and I personally wouldn't even do one of those that tight i ask: why .004" on the mains? i don't agree with .004" on the mains unless it's some kind of extreme racer.
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Re: 440 source bears off
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11/21/15 12:37 AM
11/21/15 12:37 AM
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What did you have for taper? I've run about 6 Source cranks of various strokes - not a one had zero taper. Clearances were acceptible for what the engines were doing but saying everything was perfect would be way off reality.
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Re: 440 source bears off
[Re: Monte_Smith]
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11/21/15 08:03 AM
11/21/15 08:03 AM
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I didn't say that I would shoot for .004, what I said was that .0027 was too tight.........at least in my opinion anyway. I never put anything up tighter than .003, even a stock rebuild I agree with Monte and sc4400 on the clearances, my small block is at .003 all the way thru.
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Re: 440 source bears off
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11/21/15 09:55 AM
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What was the end result after the trip to the machine shop? If they line bored it, they may have had room to tighten up the main bores a bit, reducing the total clearance on any set of bearings you try. There is a spec for loose to tight, and tight (on the bearing bores, not clearance!) is better for better holding power so the bearings don't spin.
Spec for the main saddle bores is 2.9425 to 2.9430. If your block was at the high side, you can reduce bearing clearance by .0005 by tightening it up to the low side when line boring.
If the block required a fair amount of work to get to spec, the crank to cam distance can change also, requiring a shorter timing chain set. They come in .005 under, and .010 undersizes.
Last edited by gregsdart; 11/21/15 10:47 AM.
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