19-10-2020, 12:57 PM
I'm about to assemble the bottom half of my spare engine, a job I did on another engine about four years ago, but some kind of brain fade has crept in.
A) The Woodrow Manual describes fitting the inner roller race onto the crankshaft journal before fitting the bearing housing and outer race, whereas,
b) The Practical Classics article 'Engine Rebuild' (which records Ian Bancroft rebuilding the Austin Seven engine) shows the bearing housing with the outer race being fitted first and then the inner race is drifted on to the crankshaft journal.
I think I followed Ian's method before, but my question is: Does it make any difference or will either method work?
A) The Woodrow Manual describes fitting the inner roller race onto the crankshaft journal before fitting the bearing housing and outer race, whereas,
b) The Practical Classics article 'Engine Rebuild' (which records Ian Bancroft rebuilding the Austin Seven engine) shows the bearing housing with the outer race being fitted first and then the inner race is drifted on to the crankshaft journal.
I think I followed Ian's method before, but my question is: Does it make any difference or will either method work?