<VV> Main Bearings - how perfect does the surface need to be?/ perfect nonsense (humor?)

[Louis Armer]

HEY TLH WHAT IN THE HADES ARE YOU DOING ???? TAKE ALL THAT CORVAIR 
MECHANICAL CRAP TALK
TO THE BUICK RIVERIA LIST !!! ;-)
FrontMan
WTBRT PR
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At 07:55 AM 6/21/2008, you wrote:

>Jedd,
>The bearing material is much softer than the crank. Small scratches are no
>problem. Some folks use emrey cloth to take the protective coating off
>anyway. You can do the same to remove any high spots and I wouldn't worry
>about it.
>Rick Norris
>
> >I received a package of Federal Mogul main bearings in the mail today.  The
> > original F/M box did a poor job of containing the bearing shells, and I
> > was
> > disturbed when I picked up the shipping box to hear the bearings rattling
> > around loose inside.
> >
> > Upon closer inspection, I determined that these bearings were rubbing
> > against each other in transit and it even appears that the sharp corners
> > of
> > some had scratched and put dents into the surfaces of others.
> >
> > My question is: How important is it that face, or crank side of the
> > bearings
> > be perfectly smooth?  I have spent a lot of money on parts (>$1k) so far,
> > and I don't want to put this engine back together with bearings that are
> > going to cause me trouble.  On the other hand, I may be making a mountain
> > out of a mole hill.   Time is of the essence, as this car is my daughter's
> > daily driver and it has been out of commission for many weeks.  The vendor
> > I
> > purchased these bearings from is unavailable until the end of June.  I
> > would
> > appreciate recommendations.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jedd
> >
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