hey guys, I have a question about a bearing reading I got using plastigage.

With the help of b19coupe, I've picked up on how to plastigage and had my questions answered and cleared up alot for me.

I was recomended to have my bearings between .0015" - .0020"
now what is the lowest limit to have for a bearing?

I had 3 out of 4 bearings range in about .0015"-.0020" but one bearing was around .0010"-.0012"

Now I know people are going to say "replace the bearings and I am going to do so, but what is the lowest tolerable limit to have for a bearing?

I realize .0008 would be really thin, so would .0010-.0011 be ok? or is there a limit the bearing has to be at to be replaced?

 

I wouldnt go any closer then .0014 personally , you can mix match a top or bottom to be off by 1 color if needed.. so if your at .0012 you might be able to just change 1 half smaller 1 color and get you close

 

hey Tbone..thanks for the response

got another question
My B18b on the rods had these #'s. 2,3,3,3

I realize those will tell me what bearings I need from Honda...but what if I get ACL standard bearings? I heard the standards are equivalent to green bearings.

If I did get the green bearings, would bearing #2 still be a tighter clearance compared to the rest?



Modified by Mr.RHTuner at 7:12 PM 5/17/2006

 

found another site with ACL standard bearings for a decent price
http://www.tunerschoice.com/xq...t.htm

 

I just did a .0013-.0014 in a motor here and i dont like it, too much force is needed when spinning the crank by hand, when I loosen that cap it frees up. Now this can be many other things causing the tight feeling but as soon as that cap's loose it frees it up alot.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr.RHTuner &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hey Tbone..thanks for the response

got another question
My B18b on the rods had these #'s. 2,3,3,3

I realize those will tell me what bearings I need from Honda...but what if I get ACL standard bearings? I heard the standards are equivalent to green bearings.

If I did get the green bearings, would bearing #2 still be a tighter clearance compared to the rest?
Modified by Mr.RHTuner at 7:12 PM 5/17/2006</TD></TR></TABLE>

What bearings did you plastigage already?
Regular Acl bearings are all the same size. Not like Honda bearings, so you need to take other measures to get the desired clearance.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 5thgenallmotor &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What bearings did you plastigage already?
Regular Acl bearings are all the same size. Not like Honda bearings, so you need to take other measures to get the desired clearance.</TD></TR></TABLE>


we plastigage'd the stock bearings.
So far I've placed an order for the ACL standard size, green bearings so hope they give me good readings across the rods