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05-15-2008, 02:16 PM
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what a surprise well i found out yesterday that i have a spun main bearing. i pulled the front cover and you can see the bearing sticking out. i am very displeased with this car i bought first the slave cracked because the guy who built it never put in a piolet bearing and now the bearning. Is there any way of installing new bearings from under the car if i dropped the k member
05-15-2008, 02:46 PM
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Well if you drop the K member you'll have to support the motor some other way. The K member is the only thing holding it up besides the trans mount. And it's a main bearing which means the crank needs to come out and be looked at/polished which in turn means that the trans is going to have to come out or at least be unbolted so you can get the flywheel/flexplate down (not sure if your M6 or A4) to drop the crank. It's going to be a pretty daunting task to say the least. This is why most people take this opportunity to build a forged motor. You don't want to have to be back there again. I don't know your financial situation but I would look into this route if you have the funds. To answer your original question.... technically, yes, it could be done. Realistically it's going to suck *****...
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05-15-2008, 03:28 PM
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ya money is not good at all i got f-d over on this car, most people know know who the guy is on here, (mr badd) im just going to sell the car befor something elese breaks. i just hope the crank aint bad so i can drop the k member while holding the engine with a cherry picker.
05-15-2008, 03:32 PM
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ya money is not good at all i got f-d over on this car, most people know know who the guy is on here, (mr badd) im just going to sell the car befor something elese breaks. i just hope the crank aint bad so i can drop the k member while holding the engine with a cherry picker.
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well i found out yesterday that i have a spun main bearing. i pulled the front cover and you can see the bearing sticking out. i am very displeased with this car i bought first the slave cracked because the guy who built it never put in a piolet bearing and now the bearning. Is there any way of installing new bearings from under the car if i dropped the k member
