thrust bearing shot ?
02-13-2007, 11:01 PM
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Originally Posted by techx
id say very good... in bizarro world. who knows, you might get lucky... i wouldnt let it go any further. how many miles on it?
02-13-2007, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by oange ss
well i hope so....just over 40,000, dont know why or what would have caused this...
02-13-2007, 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by techx
keep in mind that your oil pump is now trying to eat what used to be your thrust bearing in the bottom of the pan.
02-13-2007, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by nofearracing28
ah...didnt see that. dunno how long it'll last....maybe someothers will chime in. why not just rebuild it?
02-13-2007, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by oange ss
but i'm bettin it's been a gradual process...still tryin to figure out how/why...any ideas ?
02-13-2007, 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by oange ss
no reason i couldnt change out the bearings with the motor still in the car is there ? assuming the crank aint screwed....
could you blame it on GM somehow? 40K miles aint much... hell you should see the stuff toyota is warrantying these days. dont change your oil for 70K miles and we will rebuild it for free!!!
02-14-2007, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by techx
thats a good question. youd be guessing of course on the clearance, unless you used plastigage or something. it would be a bitch but you might be able to do it... retaining your sanity while laying under the car with a tiny screwdriver "picking" at a thrust bearing might be a tall order tho.
could you blame it on GM somehow? 40K miles aint much... hell you should see the stuff toyota is warrantying these days. dont change your oil for 70K miles and we will rebuild it for free!!!
could you blame it on GM somehow? 40K miles aint much... hell you should see the stuff toyota is warrantying these days. dont change your oil for 70K miles and we will rebuild it for free!!!
i've done it before on a regular small block, think i'm just gonna run it till it goes, then get a 347 or 383 if the wife will let me, funny thing is i just bought a 9" last week...just my luck....theres no way none of the worthless dealers around here would touch it,not that i would let em anyway....thanx man
02-14-2007, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by techx
every time you let the clutch out it pushes the crankshaft to the front of the block. sometimes harder than others...
02-14-2007, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by gun5l1ng3r
Then how come there have not been more incidences with these bearings wearing out?
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02-14-2007, 06:00 PM
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damn, i would say .035 is very excessive...honesly though, if it were my car, i would drive it until it breaks.. Thats all i can afford to do lol. Seriously, if it drives fine, dont worry about it until if gives you a problem, or untill there is a noticable amount of metal/**** in the oil/on the drain plug. Thats just what i would do, probably not what you should do though...
