Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings PT#2
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Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings PT#2
Here is a chart of Honda B series bearing thickness by color. To calculate actual bearing clearance, use the following formula:
BC = IDBT ODC (2 x BT)
BC = bearing clearance
IDBT = inside diameter of bearing tunnel (housing bore)
ODC = outside diameter of crank journal
BT = bearing thickness
<U>Main Bearing thickness by color</U>
Blue 2.013-2.010 mm 0.0793- 0.0791
Black 2.010-2.007 mm 0.0791- 0.0790
Brown 2.007-2.004 mm 0.0790- 0.0789
Green 2.004-2.001 mm 0.0789- 0.0788
Yellow 2.001-1.998 mm 0.0788- 0.0787
Pink 1.998-1.995 mm 0.0787- 0.0785
Red 1.995-1.992 mm 0.0785- 0.0783
<U>Rod bearing thickness by color</U>
Blue 1.510-1.507 mm 0.0594- 0.0593
Black 1.507-1.504 mm 0.0593- 0.0592
Brown 1.504-1.501 mm 0.0592- 0.0591
Green 1.501-1.498 mm 0.0591- 0.0590
Yellow 1.498-1.495 mm 0.0590- 0.0589
Pink 1.495-1.492 mm 0.0589- 0.0587
Red 1.492-1.489 mm 0.0587- 0.0586
Although most people do not have inside micrometers, bearing micrometers or snap gauges, you can still use this chart when using plastigage to check bearing clearance. If you want to increase or decrease a bearing clearance, you can calculate how much of a color change is necessary by looking at the changes on the chart. Remember you can mix colors for even a more fine-tuning but it would not be wise to jump more than one color. In other words, do not mix a brown and yellow bearing together to equal a green clearance value. Just use the greens together. It is ok to mix a green with a yellow or a green with a brown. When doing your rebuild and replacing bearings with like colors, you still must check your results with plastigage to be sure. Dont assume anything. Also remember, when swapping to aftermarket rods, throw the color codes away as they will not work anymore. You need to start from scratch to obtain your desired clearance. On the other hand, you really cannot measure accurately to the nearest .0001 without machinist quality tools, so dont get carried away on that last one ten thousandth of an inch variance.
BC = IDBT ODC (2 x BT)
BC = bearing clearance
IDBT = inside diameter of bearing tunnel (housing bore)
ODC = outside diameter of crank journal
BT = bearing thickness
<U>Main Bearing thickness by color</U>
Blue 2.013-2.010 mm 0.0793- 0.0791
Black 2.010-2.007 mm 0.0791- 0.0790
Brown 2.007-2.004 mm 0.0790- 0.0789
Green 2.004-2.001 mm 0.0789- 0.0788
Yellow 2.001-1.998 mm 0.0788- 0.0787
Pink 1.998-1.995 mm 0.0787- 0.0785
Red 1.995-1.992 mm 0.0785- 0.0783
<U>Rod bearing thickness by color</U>
Blue 1.510-1.507 mm 0.0594- 0.0593
Black 1.507-1.504 mm 0.0593- 0.0592
Brown 1.504-1.501 mm 0.0592- 0.0591
Green 1.501-1.498 mm 0.0591- 0.0590
Yellow 1.498-1.495 mm 0.0590- 0.0589
Pink 1.495-1.492 mm 0.0589- 0.0587
Red 1.492-1.489 mm 0.0587- 0.0586
Although most people do not have inside micrometers, bearing micrometers or snap gauges, you can still use this chart when using plastigage to check bearing clearance. If you want to increase or decrease a bearing clearance, you can calculate how much of a color change is necessary by looking at the changes on the chart. Remember you can mix colors for even a more fine-tuning but it would not be wise to jump more than one color. In other words, do not mix a brown and yellow bearing together to equal a green clearance value. Just use the greens together. It is ok to mix a green with a yellow or a green with a brown. When doing your rebuild and replacing bearings with like colors, you still must check your results with plastigage to be sure. Dont assume anything. Also remember, when swapping to aftermarket rods, throw the color codes away as they will not work anymore. You need to start from scratch to obtain your desired clearance. On the other hand, you really cannot measure accurately to the nearest .0001 without machinist quality tools, so dont get carried away on that last one ten thousandth of an inch variance.
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