Main bearing easy fix. Photo. What to do when you are out of shims!

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Model T Ford Forum: Forum 2012: Main bearing easy fix. Photo. What to do when you are out of shims!
Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jack Putnam, Bluffton, Ohio on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 02:11 pm:

Every once in a while I run across a "you ain't gonna believe this" when taking apart an old engine. What I found this time has got to be the number 1 on the list of old time fixes. Added to this fix was a crankshaft with two (2) cracks across the journal throws and 2 of 4 wrist pins loose enough to knock loudly. I wonder why they quite using this engine, the copper shim looked like it had many miles remaining.
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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Wayne Sheldon, Grass Valley, CA on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 09:52 pm:

Nice one! And I thought I could be bad.
Thank you.
Drive carefully, and enjoy, W2


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 - 10:02 pm:

Would a modern copper-coated zinc penny work better, or not so good?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Marc Johnson Helotes TX on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 09:44 pm:

I pulled down an engine last year with steel shims in two rods and one with a piece of leather. Heard many stories about cutting off a piece of belt and bolting it back up but this is the first time I found one. Might post pix when I get home this weekend.


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