Main Crankshaft Bearings - Use Oversized or Undersized Bearing
Main Crankshaft Bearings - Use Oversized or Undersized Bearing
Main Crankshaft Bearings - Use Oversized or Undersized Bearing
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Crankshaft Bearings
Crankshaft bearings are made of a softer material than the crankshaft journal or cap
they sit in. This insures that the bearing material wears before the journal. The
crankshafts journal doesn't actually ride on the bearing surface, instead it rides on a thin
film of oil between the journal and the bearings.
If the crankshaft journals are worn, scored, or out of round, the gap between the two are
affected. Whenever there is contact between the journal and the bearing there will be
excessive wear.
Check the bearing for metal particles embedded into its surface. This indicates that two
metal parts are in contact with each other creating metal shavings. It's important to find
and repair this problem before proceeding. Whenever you find metal shavings in the oil
pan or bearings, the oil pump must also be inspected. Look at the backside of the bearing
insert for wear indicting that it has spun in its saddle.
Check the main bearing bore for misalignment. There are several methods to do so. Its
easiest to use a straight edge and a feeler gauge. Use a blade half the thickness of the
maximum clearance. The feeler gauge must not fit between the straightedge and the
bores surface. Warpage can be corrected when it isn't too far out of specifications. The
block can be line bored and oversized bearings installed.
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Oversized or Undersized
Bearings come standard, oversized, or undersized. This information is stamped on the back on the insert. An oversized bearing has the
same material thickness on the inside of the bearing facing the crankshaft journal, and more material on the outside facing the bore. An
oversized bearing is used after a block has been line bored. The opposite is true for an undersized bearing because it has more material on
the inside facing the journal, and the same amount facing the bore it fits into. Undersized bearings are for a smaller diameter or machined
crankshaft journal.
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