What I meant was the it seems extremely unusual for half shell slipper bearings to not have the retaining, umm, er, "tabs" (Dunno what they are called. :confused: )Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
Ron
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What I meant was the it seems extremely unusual for half shell slipper bearings to not have the retaining, umm, er, "tabs" (Dunno what they are called. :confused: )Quote:
Originally Posted by p38arover
Ron
I'm back at work tonight so I hope that comes back up.I'll enjoy settin' straight Pat
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Originally Posted by Zute
mmmm, let's see ...... x = unknown quantity,
spurt (by good old Microsoft's dictionary) = a short intense burst of energy, interest, action, or speed
expert = unknown outcome over a short intense time frame.
Flash in the pan maybe :angel:.
I'm sure this is a very rare problem, but I did see one thread about 2 years ago on the UK Landrovernet forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by PAT303
The person concerned had put a 2nd hand td5 in his series 3, and it had eventually developed a nasty knock. When it was dismantled one of the big end bearings was wrecked because the bearing shell had moved, and impeded the oil way in the crankshaft. The upper part of the piston had been damaged because the failure of the bearing had allowed the piston to hit the head!
The thread mainly described his replacing the td5 with another one.
Cheers,
Lionel