TomXTC
06-16-2012, 04:19 AM
I am installing a Comp Cams trunion bearing upgrade kit on my LS1 98 WS6 this Monday. I was lucky enough to have my friend let me use his shop facilities to do this but I will only have enough time to do the bearings and not drop the pan too. I am going to install a couple of these very strong magnets to the bottom of the pan near the drain plug to try to capture any loose bearings in there and fish them out through the oil pan drain plug hole with a pen magnet extension when I have the car in the air on a lift.
If I can't account for all the missing bearings I plan to put these magnets along the bottom of the pan in the meantime to at least trap any loose remaining bearings as they pass nearby. I was wondering if there was any place that was particularly good or to avoid placing a magnet or just line the entire bottom?
These are some 2 inch X 1 inch X 1/4 inch Neodymium (N52) magnets which each have a pull strength of 56lbs. They are so strong that far heavier metal objects will jump off a table several inches to attach themselves to them so even being on the outside of the pan I expect the pull to be more than enough to cause the tiny needle bearing to firmly attach.
I think this is cheap insurance until I can either account for all of the bearings or remove the pan to look for them but want to make sure I don't cause any issues that don't come to mind regarding placement.
Thanks for any advice.
If I can't account for all the missing bearings I plan to put these magnets along the bottom of the pan in the meantime to at least trap any loose remaining bearings as they pass nearby. I was wondering if there was any place that was particularly good or to avoid placing a magnet or just line the entire bottom?
These are some 2 inch X 1 inch X 1/4 inch Neodymium (N52) magnets which each have a pull strength of 56lbs. They are so strong that far heavier metal objects will jump off a table several inches to attach themselves to them so even being on the outside of the pan I expect the pull to be more than enough to cause the tiny needle bearing to firmly attach.
I think this is cheap insurance until I can either account for all of the bearings or remove the pan to look for them but want to make sure I don't cause any issues that don't come to mind regarding placement.
Thanks for any advice.