Bearings don fit, now what?
Let’s see if there is anyone out there (yet) that can advise me on a TECHNICAL QUESTION. I have 53TD, with the engine just out of the machine shop. Put the cam in and now is on the stand. Since I could not get anywhere with my engine due to problem below, I decided to sandblast the entire frame this weekend then prime and paint it. Turned out pretty good. I am following Horst Schach’s book cover to cover but he leaves out many things, commonly called details. Anyway, my question is I am attempting to put the main bearings in and there is about a 1/8″ gap between the bearing and the cap or block (bearing too wide). I did not want to force the bearings in just yet. Is this normal? Also, the center bearing goes in OK over the dowel pin in the block but the edges of the bearing do not quite line up even with the edges in the block. Is this normal? this is a common problem with the new center main bearings sold today. The fix, however, is simple…. First, the locating hole……a small rat
