Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings
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Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings
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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Re: Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings (b20vtechatch)
Start with your bore ID.
Bore ID - Main Journal OD - Desired Clearance = Thickness of both bearing halves
Divide "Thickness of both bearing halves" by 2 = Thickness of just one bearing ----> Look it up on Earl's chart with individually listed bearing half thicknesses.
Example (numbers from your scenario):
(Main Bore ID #1) - (Main Journal OD #1) = 2.3240" - 2.1650" = .1590"
.1590" - (Desired Clearance=.0015") = .1590" - .0015" = .1575"
.1575" / 2 = .07875" (Look up this number on the chart to determine the bearing color you need to buy)
----->> Yellow 2.001-1.998 mm 0.0788- 0.0787
Keep in mind that, you should still measure the clearance again with the bearing installed using a dial bore gauge and micrometer. A simple calculation is not the final word on oil clearances.....just a starting point.
By the way, why are you only carrying some of the numbers out to the ten-thousandths place? Even if the ten-thouths place is 0, you still need to leave it in there as a place holder to state the level of precision in your measurements.
Bore ID - Main Journal OD - Desired Clearance = Thickness of both bearing halves
Divide "Thickness of both bearing halves" by 2 = Thickness of just one bearing ----> Look it up on Earl's chart with individually listed bearing half thicknesses.
Example (numbers from your scenario):
(Main Bore ID #1) - (Main Journal OD #1) = 2.3240" - 2.1650" = .1590"
.1590" - (Desired Clearance=.0015") = .1590" - .0015" = .1575"
.1575" / 2 = .07875" (Look up this number on the chart to determine the bearing color you need to buy)
----->> Yellow 2.001-1.998 mm 0.0788- 0.0787
Keep in mind that, you should still measure the clearance again with the bearing installed using a dial bore gauge and micrometer. A simple calculation is not the final word on oil clearances.....just a starting point.
By the way, why are you only carrying some of the numbers out to the ten-thousandths place? Even if the ten-thouths place is 0, you still need to leave it in there as a place holder to state the level of precision in your measurements.
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Even if you go for the thicker one on all the journals, you will only go till 0.0020 clearances, when it's recommended having 0.0015 but as you cannot achieve that I'd try to buy thicker bearings and run it as it is
If you have the possibility, you can try another crank
If you have the possibility, you can try another crank
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Re: Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings
I just double check it you can find the info here
http://www.aclus.com/content/ACL07%281%29.pdf
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Re: Honda Bearing color to thickness chart for everyone who loves using OEM bearings
just to confirm for everyone, i just measured a bunch of new bearings i ordered for my street H series build and these numbers are dead on the same as earls chart.
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