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Originally Posted by Coultl View Post
I called the guys at Pauter about my low rod bearing clearance and they were very helpful. I was calculating clearance by measuring the rod journal, rod big end bore, and bearing thickness. Instead, they suggested I install the bearings in the rod and measure the bore with them in. That yielded almost exactly 0.0025” which is my target.

I know the other way I measured is also correct so I really don’t know where the error was coming from. I have triple checked and I’m right around 0.0025” for all rods. Good to go!
I was going to say: usually the Clevite bearings have a 'larger' clearance.
I'm not sure why your measurements weren't adding up when measuring the bearing shells separately, however with the bearings in the rods and the bolts torqued, this is how they are going to live in reality, so it's the measurement to rely on.

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