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Re: bearing clearances on main caps Tiny_Jaime #941734 05/08/2013 10:10 AM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA P Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter
Pre '68 Dave 'Bolter P Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,337 Snohomish,WA,USA	You do not need shims unless the crank was not turned to the correct size. Checking bearing clearance with Plastigauge will answer that question. See the USA in your vintage Chevrolet! My Blog

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Subject	Posted By	Posted
bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 8:21 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	pfarber	05/07/2013 8:30 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 9:07 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	durwoods59	05/07/2013 9:13 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 9:20 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/07/2013 9:40 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 9:46 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/07/2013 9:54 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 10:03 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 10:04 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 10:11 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/07/2013 10:20 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/07/2013 10:22 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 10:53 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	truckernix	05/07/2013 10:11 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 10:46 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 10:20 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 10:40 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/07/2013 10:51 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 11:22 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 11:48 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/07/2013 11:50 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/08/2013 1:22 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/08/2013 1:58 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	brokenhead	05/08/2013 7:03 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/08/2013 7:35 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	don stocker	05/08/2013 8:11 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/08/2013 10:10 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	DavidF	05/08/2013 11:16 AM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Pre '68 Dave	05/08/2013 1:48 PM
Re: bearing clearances on main caps	Tiny_Jaime	05/08/2013 4:01 PM

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