Hey Joe:
Yeah, the asbestos rope and permatex stuff on the front and rear seals, what a mess. You just have to mix it up and jam it in there. Anyway, its the center No. 4 bearing that is binding. I thightened the front and rear and it turned 360 degrees and smooth did the same with the 2,6-3,5 combination and they're good. It binds on the center at 30 ft.-lbs of torque. Its not the thrust bearings they're way clear of the journal.
Lendaddy:
Yeah, I cleaned out the plastiquage.
In looking at it, its one of my tightest clearances, 0.001" Question, should I pull the crank and hone out the bearing , or progressively tighten and turn the crank, with the moly lube, I might be turning for a while. When I turn it over by hand, the moly lube wiping is smooth as looked at from the bottom of the journal. Wait a minute, let me take a pic. Here it is.
