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I am persisting in changing my main bearings & rod bearings and embarked in a major overhaul.
I have so far removed the entire steering rack, cross member & oil pan (took at least 10 hours!)
As far as I can see the rod bearings are easy to replace (without removing the lower crankcase). I can also see that my main thrust bearing is really dead with the flange disappeared on one side, so the crank shaft has moved almost 1/8" on this side.
The problem now is that I am not sure if I can really pull down the entire lower crank case. There is something at the front of the engine that seems to be bolted to the lower crankcase as well. If it is so that's bad news because it seems I have to remove a lot of things then...
Anyway, I will persist even if it's a big job because I already spent 5,000 $ in repairs on that car (changed engine mounts, timing belt, water pump, transmission rubber disc, oil cooler & seals, flex plate, torque converter)
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