crank thrust quicky
Turbo Mini Forums

Is there a difference between A and A+ thrusts?

I'm missing the thrusts from my new engine but i've got an old new set at home trouble is i'm unsure if they're A or A+. Haven't got the ones out of me old engine to check em against either cos they went up the tip this morning

They are the same if I remember rightly.

if the worst comes to the worst , dry press some banana skins and just cut them to shape and stick them in ,problem solved.

carl

WWW.FORCE-RACING.CO.UK PLEASE CLICK HERE

aaaah, didn't think of banana skins...cheers chap!


just googled the part number now i'm back home anyway and it does look like the 1275 thrusts are all the same, cheers Tom.



My next soft question is: got a brand new cam to go in, do i need to polish the black stuff off the bearing journals? please don't laugh at me if its a stupid question!

Yes with a new parkerised cam you gently remove the blacking from the bearing surfaces.

cool, i was expecting it to be washer in the cylinder kind of question

whats the best stuff to use so as not to damage the bearing surface? 1500 grit wet and dry too harsh i take it?

put cam in a lathe then use a wire brush on a angle grinder that will remove it, but to be honest try the cam in the bearings first, if its not tight then leave it on as will remove itself and shouldnt harm anything, but neads to be free turning to do this. if its tight then yes it will need removing.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

a lathe? wish i was that sophisticated, only just stopped using 3 grunts and a breaker bar as a torque wrench

or a quick shake to test endfloat

anton (bud left himself loged in)

Edited by Nick on 28th Dec, 2006.