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Offline roverboy

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bearing shells
« on: January 27, 2025, 02:21:15 PM »
hi all at sohc would appreciate your help with my bearings shells please refer to the pics checked with green plastic gauge on con rods and found this result an ovel shape not uninformed any help would be appreciated as not too sure what to think kind regards John 

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Re: bearing shells
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2025, 06:12:34 PM »
No pics
Kids in a the back seat cause accidents.
Accidents in the back seat cause kids.

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Re: bearing shells
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2025, 06:29:09 PM »
Pics are in the other post with same title Ken

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Re: bearing shells
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2025, 06:32:27 PM »
Yeah seen them now Bryan. Should have used a metric gauge instead of imperial.
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Re: bearing shells
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2025, 11:11:28 PM »
Also wrong plastigauge

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Re: bearing shells
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2025, 12:09:47 AM »
Don't panic yet, with the right Plastigauge it might be okay.
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