I'll be ordering the KSMetals brass shim assortment today.
Hopefully, that will reduce the play in the crank bearing.
There is no way around this.
Of course there is a 500lb gorilla here... I can reduce the
play but the two flywheels are still off center and the off
center forces will wear the bearing walls and shim out of
round again. Bottom-end knocking is a bad sound in any engine.
I presume they need to be put in a lathe and a new slightly
larger CENTERED bore hole drilled in. Then fit in a bushing to
neck it back down to the crankshaft size. What do machinists
charge for such work where you live? How long would it take
for an experienced machinist to do this? I would like to get
this engine running smoothly. Anyone have a machinist friend
in Brooklyn or Nassau County?
If the machining is not possible I'll just shim it up and
run it occasionally.
Thanks,
Wayne