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Old 12-09-2020, 06:12 PM   #5
jack wingard
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Default Re: Does this Babbitt look ok?

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Originally Posted by Synchro909 View Post
If the rear main is in similar condition to those, I'd run them. I don't like doing it but if those bearings need tightening, you could carefully remove some metal from the cap using wet and dry paper on a flat surface and moving the cap in a figure 8 pattern.
I've never heard of removing metal from cap. Is this a normal practice instead of removing shims?
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