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Old 12-22-2018, 03:52 PM   #64
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Default Re: Bearing clearance

I've just been through the exercise of fitting full floaters in preparation for reassembly of a 1939 Merc engine (keystone block) and thought others might benefit from what I learned in the process. I started by watching Dale Hay's YouTube video (from 2015) to get an idea of what the 'fit' should look/feel like.

I like Ron Holleran's thoughts on this subject but, never having been able to find any detail regarding the procedure involved, decided I'd write down what I did and the tips I think are pertinent (along with a few photos) in the attached PDF document.

Feel free to weigh in if I'm off base on anything or you can recommend additional tips!

Glen MacDonald
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