AJay
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I was just doing my 6th tank on a new TRX 3.3 and the one way bearing failed / siezed on the crank killing the engine .... I was stone cold sober at the time so it took me a tear down to figure it out. Anyway, while I was trying to start the engine with the bearing stuck to the crank I thought I was hearing a clunk or knock....
Finally go home and take the motor out, persuade the bearing to turn lose of the crankshaft and I noticed that there seems to be a lot of play in the rod at TDC. Pulling the back plate off the bottom end showed that there was play there... Probably too much, but what is normal on this thing... do they clunk a little? Why does this car hate me?? I love on it and rub on it but it never responds...
Oh, forgot to add, the play was with the plug out... Putting the plug back in it feels perfect on the ISO-9000 finger test, (Calibrated for Eastern Daylight Savings Time at MSL)
Toodles and what not..
AJ
Finally go home and take the motor out, persuade the bearing to turn lose of the crankshaft and I noticed that there seems to be a lot of play in the rod at TDC. Pulling the back plate off the bottom end showed that there was play there... Probably too much, but what is normal on this thing... do they clunk a little? Why does this car hate me?? I love on it and rub on it but it never responds...
Oh, forgot to add, the play was with the plug out... Putting the plug back in it feels perfect on the ISO-9000 finger test, (Calibrated for Eastern Daylight Savings Time at MSL)
Toodles and what not..
AJ
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