its been years since i had to assemble an engine. it was a nice refresher watching this little series, but i do have a question. why didnt you measure bearing clearance? main crank clearance or the connecting rod clearance but yet you measured crank end play im curious to why.
I did but not in the series. The crankshaft was a brand new OEM unit from Toyota. I had pre measured all the journals and did the math backwards against the rod ends and mains trusting the King bearing specs to be what they should. “Do as I say not as I do” 😂. Doing it again I would have spent the extra couple hours. With a new OEM crank and an excellent main honing job I hacked it.
Yea, ideally you don’t want to do this. But buddy had a brand new set that I was able to compare lengths. Since they weren’t stretched, I sent them again. They are not yeild bolts, so you should be okay.
Imo, and the key here is MY opinion, you want nothing between cap (bearing clamping) surfaces except metal to metal. My theory is the thin layer of oil combined with potential excessive heat could cause dissipation of the oil layer and change the clamping torque down the road. Just how I’ve always done it.
