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Keith True · 04-01-2025, 01:10 PM

I am never going to work on bearings from under a vehicle again.And I have a lift to make it easier too.Upside down,looking down.I rolled bearings into Caterpillar,Cummins,Mack,and Detroit engines laying on my back for over 40 years.Never going to fight the oil dripping into my face again.I've always felt that that 64 pound flywheel hanging on the rear throws the rear main adjustment off.I've had the best luck using the tin foil method.Just check every piece before you put it under the cap.They are pretty much .001 thick,but have found some old american made foil to be a little thicker.Dollar store store foil works just fine.

04-01-2025, 01:10 PM	#18
Keith True Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Epping N.H. Posts: 3,695	Re: Babbit clearancing I am never going to work on bearings from under a vehicle again.And I have a lift to make it easier too.Upside down,looking down.I rolled bearings into Caterpillar,Cummins,Mack,and Detroit engines laying on my back for over 40 years.Never going to fight the oil dripping into my face again.I've always felt that that 64 pound flywheel hanging on the rear throws the rear main adjustment off.I've had the best luck using the tin foil method.Just check every piece before you put it under the cap.They are pretty much .001 thick,but have found some old american made foil to be a little thicker.Dollar store store foil works just fine.