Re: Sound like bad bearing to you??

[shoestringmariner]

quote Wedgie:

Yeah, there is a fair bit of lateral movement on the crank. I did have the flywheel off to clean and set the points. I used Franks coil locating ring to confirm the coils are located properly. I even dimpled the collar where the mag plate rides to eliminate some of the slop from that worn bushing.That worked quite well for that issue, but of coursed did nothing for the sloppy crank. I had hopes for this motor, but not any more 🙁 I guess I have been lucky in the past as I haven’t had a powerhead with the mains worn like this.

just so i know how its done, do you guys check visually, or are dial indicators required?