Gregory Bender
Gregory Bender
Gregory Bender
 

2013 March 19: Install the rear main bearing

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Time to fit the rear main bearing.
Time to fit the rear main bearing.

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Fresh gasket.
Fresh gasket.

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Again, I apply Permatex Super 300 to the gasket surface.
Again, I apply Permatex Super 300 to the gasket surface.

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The rear main bearing is fully installed, though I am temporarily using flat washers. I ran out of the thick wave washers and was waiting on my shipment to arrive. Rather than stop work on the rest of the engine, I fit these knowing that I would replace as soon as the proper washers arrived.
The rear main bearing is fully installed, though I am temporarily using flat washers. I ran out of the thick wave washers and was waiting on my shipment to arrive. Rather than stop work on the rest of the engine, I fit these knowing that I would replace as soon as the proper washers arrived.

Photo courtesy of Gregory Bender.

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