Main bearings. Questions...

[jon_r]

Guy's what is this sealant round main bearing no.1?

Is it just a sealant or is there a reno part?

Also would you re-use these:

They don't look too bad to me, but there is the odd mark, nothing major. Big end bearings are as clean as a whistle.

Cheers

 

[sideways danny]

Bearings look perfect. I'd say it's a pretty big waste of time to do a rebuild and not replace them though.

The sealer is liquid gasket. Be generous with it, and make sure you add some into the bottom corners of the block where that bearing cap fits to. This is where they ALL leak from after rebuilds

 

[jon_r]

Thanks mate. Appreciated. My thoughts exactly, though this block is more of a strip down to check it's OK, the other will be rebuilt with new bits.

Don't suppose you know the torque settings for main bearing bolts and big end bolts do you, finding this info is a nightmare. They weren't that tight tbh.

Cheers.

 

[sideways danny]

dont have my CD with the manuals on with me, but i believe its 20Nm+60degrees (+/-6) but i'll check that

 

[jon_r]

Again cheers, I owe you a beer chap.