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MG TD TF 1500 - I need Connecting Rods Bearings in 0.060

Does anyone know where I can get connecting rod bearings in 0.060 ??

Moss does not offer them and Abingdon does not have them...

Thanks in advance
Jose Vicente Vargas

Jose,

I would suggest that if your crank shaft has been machined down to .060, that it would be unsuitable for installation in your engine. This is probably the reason that the bearings you ask about, are not available from reputable supplyers. Hope you can resolve your problem in a suitable way.

George Raham
TD 4224
G. L. Raham

Have your crankshaft MAGNAFUXED (xrayed) and if serviceable then a good cranklshaft machining shop can build up your crank to standard.Make certain they know what they are doing when they grind it back to standard. They must leave a radias on each end of the journal to web. Sharp corners lead to breaking.
Sandy
conrad sanders

jose, i agree with george. at .060" your crank is not serviceable. these cranks are prone to cracking any way..never mind when ground to .060" under. i was faced with a similar decision as to what sandy suggests and i decided that after all that heating/cooling/rework was done i would still have a reworked 60 year old crankshaft at the core of which was a crank still prone to cracking. i bit the bullet and got a new crank. the idea of a rod through the block was too real and spooky a concern for me. regards, tom
tom peterson

I don't think that I would be comfortable going past .030. How are the mains? If they need to be cut to more then .030 under as well, I would not even consider using that crank.
Steven Tobias

Jose, Check this out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MG-TC-TD-TF-crankshaft-ready-to-go-MGTC-MGTD-mgtf-010_W0QQitemZ170320811444QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item170320811444&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

ebay item #170320811444
Steven Tobias

This thread was discussed between 13/04/2009 and 15/04/2009

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