Wow, more "features" :facepalm:
Fun aren't they. I'll show you this one and how I fixed it if you don't let on ;)
I decided I better check all the crankshaft bearings lined up and
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4811.JPG)
:rant: No they didn't. While I had correctly located the holes in the central casting I had not checked the other two. Having put them on a surface plate they were found to be 2mm low :toilet_claw: Time for a cheat, no one is watching this thread :paranoia: so
Turn up a piece of bar the diameter of the outside of the bearing with a 8mm hole in it to save time when I carefully mill it down to 2mm thick:
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4812.JPG)
Cut it off just under the inside flange measurement of the bearings:
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4813.JPG)
Pop it into place to check it looks right :-X
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4814.JPG)
I think we got away with that ::)
I am pleased to report a long piece of bar goes straight through the four bearings and goes round and round :naughty:
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4815.JPG)
I found a casting :pinkelephant: its the last one :Director: We will need some more... In the meantime..
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4818.JPG)
Doesn't that look pretty ;D No its another :censored: one when you look closer:
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4819.JPG)
And it is not recoverable sufficient to have a shiny rim :ShakeHead:
(http://listerengine.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/10007/IMG_4820.JPG)
Decorative paintwork will be the name of the game :-\ But it looks to be time to start the negotiation for another set of castings :cartwheel: :wine1:
Jo