Quote:
Originally Posted by camgrinder
Don't let that cam roll off onto the floor!  they don't bounce too good. |
Ever see a grown man cry - that would have done it (no worries, I made the workbench with the black facing slightly raised above the worktop level to avoid such travesties). Your own GT2-102 grind - long overdue to be run.
Slow going due to lack of TIME... While I'm not wrenching, I've been looking at micrometers - I almost purchased a used set of Mitutoyo 103's but realized the set I was going to buy had a resolution of .01mm - understand I want .001mm's. The tool search is just procrastination - I will probably end up picking up a set at HF to give me a final sanity check on the crankshaft journal sizes.
Meanwhile, I did get around to more cleaning - joy
I detailed the crankshaft, spraying each oil hole with carb cleaner and blasting with the air compressor. Followed this by cleaning the surfaces with Kimwipes that were wet with isopropyl alcohol. The crankshaft is cleaned and ready for final measurements and rod installation:
I also pulled the old seal out of the number 8 bearing - it fought me, but I won (jammed a flathead screwdriver into it):
Lastly I cleaned and prepared the connecting rods. The machinist pin-fit the JE pins to the small ends, rebored the big ends and balanced each. They all came out to 1lb 8.4oz on my scale (doubles as a barley and hop scale...).
I also measured each ARP rod bolt. The machinist used these when he bored the big end; wish I would have measured before their first torque (he torqued to 50ftlb for boring). Don't have the measurements handy but I think they all came in at 67.90mm (give or take a hundredth).
Shot of one of the rods with ends ground for balancing:
Additionally, I sealed up all of the galley plugs on the case with Loctite 9340 (JB Weld equivalent that I received in my Supertec sealant kit). I spread it with a chemical brush - need a better solution when I do the case mating surfaces; it drops bristles/hairs:
Finally, I familiarized myself with the Summit Racing rod stretch gauge that I purchased:
Looking forward to the holiday break to actually start assembling some stuff.
Gordo