Date:         Wed, 24 Jan 2001 17:03:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
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From:         Derek Drew <derekdrew@RCN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Crankshaft Endplay Adjustment Hits Me Flat
Comments: To: Daniel Schmitz <djs@gene.com>
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Thanks. I found this helpful.

I will remeasure from the center of the flywheel.

All the manuals I have show it being measured at the outside, and I
definitely think the flywheel was flexing, so in the center this should fix
the problem and get a better measurement.

At 01:20 PM 1/24/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Derek,
>
>Apologies in advance for any obvious points I might make:
>
>Are you taking your endplay reading from the center of the flywheel? If
>you are measuring this out near the edge, your prying with a screwdriver
>is probably flexing the flywheel slightly, causing an erroneous reading.
>Endplay should be measured at or near the center of the flywheel. Also,
>you might consider not prying on it at all, but instead tapping on the
>flywheel center to move the crank in one direction, then tapping on the
>pulley end to move it the opposite direction and taking your reading. If
>you use a screwdriver to pry on the flywheel, I'm not sure this
>replicates the actual end-to-end movement of the crank (but may in fact
>amplify it)
>
>Crankshaft endplay is controlled by one of the main bearings, which is
>flanged. When the flywheel is fully torqued, the clearance between this
>flange and the crank is your endplay. Generally, unless you have had oil
>starvation or excessive end loads on the crankshaft (which is hard to
>do), your endplay should not have changed much from new. I wouldn't
>worry about it if your engine is running good.
>
>Dan

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