Vette Motor Thrust Bearing problem
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Vette Motor Thrust Bearing problem
Has any vette owners experianced the thrust bearing going out repeatedly ??? Mine went out at 2200 miles on my new motor , I Had it rebuilt again ,,, And Now the Same thrust bearing went out at 187 miles this time ??? WTF ?
( ...FYI.. The thrust bearing is the center main bearing on the crank shaft )
Some say the transmission problems I've had caused the problem ... Mike At Century Transmission say's thats not possible , since the transmission is a rear mount and cant balloon the converter enuff to due damage to the motor ,,, he says the torque Tube has 2 carrier bearings to stop it as well as rubber U-joints and a Spline at the flywheel and all these things will not let the tranny push foward to cause this problem , Like it can on a F-Body ....
( ...FYI.. The thrust bearing is the center main bearing on the crank shaft )
Some say the transmission problems I've had caused the problem ... Mike At Century Transmission say's thats not possible , since the transmission is a rear mount and cant balloon the converter enuff to due damage to the motor ,,, he says the torque Tube has 2 carrier bearings to stop it as well as rubber U-joints and a Spline at the flywheel and all these things will not let the tranny push foward to cause this problem , Like it can on a F-Body ....
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You say the thrust bearing is going out, Well seems your crank shaft my be the problem. All the thrust bearing does is keep the crank from walking back and forth. If you have a bent crank even .010 bent will ruin the bearing thrust surface. So have the crank cheked.
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And I feel sure they'll recheck that this time too ...
As for did spin a bearing ,,, NO , I took it back quick hopeing not to do any real damage ...
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Thanks guy's ,,, I will relay this info to the motor building shop... He seemed really concerned and could not understand why this happened ...
I'm just trying to help it to not happen again !!!
I'm just trying to help it to not happen again !!!
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Engine/tranny problem
Found your thread - I have about the same problem.
Have you found out what caused that problem?
Thanks
