Crank endfloat
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Done a search but cant find the answer.

I measured the crank endfloat on strip down of my A+ 998 at 0.004"

My latest Haynes say that it should be 0.002 to 0.003.

An old Haynes, pre A+, says 0.001 to 0.005.

I'm sure I read somewhere in one of the Vizard books that you should increase the clearance over standard for high performance use.

The problem is that, even if I could get hold of some +0.003 thrust washers, I would then have only 0.001.

Shall I leave it as it is?

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1 thou in my opinion is too tight.

I have heard of engine builders that recomend about 7 thou (although thats for higher reving stuff) as long as it's all in good condition i'd leave as is.

i got mine at 2 thou, you kind of need this for the heavy clutches, you can always use a bit of wet and dry on one side to make the gap bigger

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What do the old thrusts actually measure? Are they worn by a thou or two? Can you mike them up and compare what a new one is?

On 5th Sep, 2011 Vegard said:
I stand corrected. You should know

id leave as is tbh

infact, the 1380 na engine im putting in my rally car has 4 thou endfloat..

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Which clutch spring are you using?
I would never use 0.004 better get it down towards 0.002-0.003. It's easy to get osm 0.003 thrusts and sand them down or having them milled down. If you aren't prepared to do such stuff, you shouldn't be building engines.

orange, i know its nearing the "outer" tolerence, but the way i see it is the oil will take up a thou or so too..

anyway, im happy to give it try, even if some people would consider it a bit of a loose build.

If its a disaster, ill put o/s thrusts in when i put a new box on in the new year.

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