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what bearings do i need for these turbo caps? as you can see the notch is in the wrong place



cheers eden

Edited by eden7842 on 28th Mar, 2011.

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

just notch a slot in the centre for the bearing tang.

as above,

ok il do that. still doesent help that minispares sent me +10 when i orderd standard!

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

i think a -10thou might be a little tight on a 0/0 crank :)

Yes i moved to the darkside

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Fit proper A bearings, that's what you do.

im going to love fitting them, when i have them

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

I always get mixed up.

Do the later ones have the central tang and the earlier A ones have the offset tang?

Also are the A ones grooved at the bottoms?

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

A ones are grooved at the bottom as all other proper engines. These sport the offset tang on all six bearings.

i have another a+ set that are offset tang its just my turbo 1s that are central a+

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Just making sure but you aren't mixing and matching caps with blocks are you? You should always keep the caps with the block they were made for.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

no im not, im using all the originals

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Just checking

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

My early A plus block also uses the "so called" A bearings with the oil groove and offset tang.

I think it's a misconception that all A plus blocks use the un-grooved bearing, my caps are all original to the block and take the earlier shells.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???

so are a and a+ mains the same size then? Ive orderd some metro turbo shells

13.95 1/4 mile on a 2.95 fd. Carnt be that hard to beat!

Yes. early A+ blocks had the old type of bearing.

After my main bearing failure in 2009, I opened out the center bearing oil gallery and fitted the groove/ groove bearings, since the crank fitted is not cross drilled, and will not be rev'ed much beyond 7500rpm.

The loading does worry me though, but fuck it, lets see what happens

Print this and pin it up in your garage. You'll never forget again!

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

Is that picture of your ring John?

Nah far too big for me.

If something is worth doing, it's worth doing half of.

I think with the fact that I killed the crank, I won't forget that one again in a hurry.

I am still not convinced that it was the first and final answer to the problem.

Besides, thats the wrong size Oring