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i am offering my "Home rebuilder " bearing service again ... this is for pouring and lineboring the mainbearings in Model A and Model T Ford mainbearings only ...this requires a completely disassembled and cleaned motor block , mainbearing caps and bolts and your re-ground or new crankshaft ... i will pour babbitt and linebore the mains , cut oil grooves and side wells in bearings ... a laminated shim pack is supplied by me ... turn around time is 3 weeks from my receiving at my site in northern Colorado ... any shipping or drop off/pickup is the customers responsibility ... i recommend you do a detailed inspection of all components to assure suitability ...price for Model T is $450 , Model A is $600 ...Gene French ph. 970-581-2808 physical address is : Gene French 49519 cr23 Nunn, Colorado 80648 U.S.A.

NICE WORK GENE!!!!!!!!!!

Hank

Gene, Just bought my first Model T and i don't know much about it yet. 24 Coupe. How do i know if my bearings are ready to be replaced are there any warning signs without taking the engine apart? You shim them until you run out of room right?
I live in CO.

Barteldes wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:46 am

Gene, Just bought my first Model T and i don't know much about it yet. 24 Coupe. How do i know if my bearings are ready to be replaced are there any warning signs without taking the engine apart? You shim them until you run out of room right?
I live in CO.

Two things, might try contacting/messaging Gene directly or post this question on the general forum. The engine might not even have shims to reset the clearance and the only outward sign might be if the there is noise coming from the crank/bearings. Because of how the Model T engine is made, with the flywheel/transmission hanging off the back, checking the bearings in place without pulling the engine is not advisable.

I will be picking up several model T blocks at Duncan , Ok. swapmeet to re-babbitt mains for customers ... this will save shipping in 1 direction ... i return ship using Fed-ex ...Gene French