92sho16
b00sted
Dont look to bad for 116,000 miles on the motor, only 20,000 have been driven by me.
did my rod bearings today
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Dont look to bad for 116,000 miles on the motor, only 20,000 have been driven by me.
Ishodu
SHO Member
Not the worst I have seen but its was great idea to get them done. Good work.
mrecoolgar
SHO NUP
Nice pics and labels.
Makes me wonder what mine look like.
Makes me wonder what mine look like.
revhardSHO
SHO Member
I got as far as bearing #3 tonight, similar to your's but a little more copper showing. This is on my dad's 89 with 113K. Everything went smoothly except for that broken exhaust stud 
92sho16
b00sted
revhardSHO said:I got as far as bearing #3 tonight, similar to your's but a little more copper showing. This is on my dad's 89 with 113K. Everything went smoothly except for that broken exhaust stud
O thats nothing, i stripped the nut on the oil pan where the front engine mount is, i had to take that whole bracket off to get tools in there to get it off, i would have love to break an exhaust stud lol.
What are the bearings made of? Mine are original at 171K. Is that a copper core with a stainless coating?
What happens when a rod bearing gets spun?
Can you test your oil for copper particles as an indicator?
Is there one brand thats better than another for the rod bearings?
Thanks
What happens when a rod bearing gets spun?
Can you test your oil for copper particles as an indicator?
Is there one brand thats better than another for the rod bearings?
Thanks
Calypso
**** Deer
SHO13 said:
You upgrade to a 3.2, that's what.
92sho16
b00sted
Not sure their exact material.SHO13 said:
when a rod spins you can grind the crank and run undersize bearings or replace the motor
More than likely you can test the oil but it wouldnt be worth it as far as expense
I think clevite is the only manufacturer for bearings avaible for the sho.
JC
Active Member
Calypso said:You upgrade to a 3.2, that's what.
Mine are going out too. 187,000 miles later. How much does this upgrade usually run?
sho'd
Git R' Done
if you do the work yourself, i believe it's somewere in the range of 65.00 for the bearings, and whatever you can get a oil pan gasket for. it's a easy job, just getting to the bearings is were all the work is. but it's well worth it. i have done mine, i didn't have any knocking or anything but i had alot of milage so i wanted to have the peace of mind knowing now what shape there in.
greenbeanmtx
King Skidmark
I did it to Bandit back in the fall and it was right around 100 bucks for everything and thats even including the food i bought during the break hehe. It was my first time and i started at around 8 that morning and got done around 8 that night cuz i took my time and made sure everything was done right. When i started bandit up he had a new lease on life. I plan on doing this project again pretty soon on Bandito. I just have the problem with not having enough time on my hands. Before i did the bearing job on bandit i could hear a light tapping noise at around 2500 to 3,000 rpm driving through neighborhoods with the windows down. All of mine looked ok except for the last one furthest from the oil pump. My guess is that it got starved of oil at some point. It had 153k on it when i did that. The car ive got now has around 165k on it with meticulous maintanance history from day one and i dont hear any noise or see anything weird but i still want to do it for peace of mind.
I just had the rod bearings replaced @ 227K and all 6 rod-side bearings were showing copper. Here is a site to purchase the bearings. I bought the kit and paid a mechanic about $210 to install the bearings. RCM delivered the kit quickly and they were so well packaged you'd have thought they were sending Fabrege eggs.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rcm_automotive/id16.html
As you can see the bearings alone cost $40 plus shipping and the kit adds another $20.
http://home.earthlink.net/~rcm_automotive/id16.html
As you can see the bearings alone cost $40 plus shipping and the kit adds another $20.
1993MTXSHO
Its a Taurus...
anyone change the main bearings or most peopel jsut change the rod bearings?
NotSoSlowSHO
Gas is $$ WALK!
most just change the rod bearings.
Ive heard that you can actually do the mains with the motor in the car, but I would wait to get it on a stand to do those. Not much room in there.
Ive heard that you can actually do the mains with the motor in the car, but I would wait to get it on a stand to do those. Not much room in there.
Racer X
SHO Pilot, Retired
std size is fine. At 172k, now would be a great time to change the bearings. Remember there are no warning signs to bearing failure. If you hear something, it's usually too late.SHO13 said:
Rod bearing replacement on high mileage engines is almost scheduled maintenance.
