fishfeatures
Senior Chief Petty Officer
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- Mar 29, 2011
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I got my 1990 60hp re honed due to some light scratching after the horn went off. I replaced the rings too. After i re assebled it the crankshaft turns but it is pretty tight. , heres what i did and what's happening.
I stripped it down again and made sure all bearings were in the dowel pins , i then put on the bottom bearing seal and held the crank in place , lightly attached the flywheel and the whole thing spun easily , no problem there. I then re sealed and joined the crankcase , torqued it all down and again it turned over very freely. Once I tighetened the lower bearing seal housing in place the whole thing tightened up and the flywheel was req more force to turn over. I loosened the lower seal slightly and tapped it out a tiny bit and it all freed up again. So there must be something going on here, bottom bearing is in it's correct spot.
Any suggestions please..
I stripped it down again and made sure all bearings were in the dowel pins , i then put on the bottom bearing seal and held the crank in place , lightly attached the flywheel and the whole thing spun easily , no problem there. I then re sealed and joined the crankcase , torqued it all down and again it turned over very freely. Once I tighetened the lower bearing seal housing in place the whole thing tightened up and the flywheel was req more force to turn over. I loosened the lower seal slightly and tapped it out a tiny bit and it all freed up again. So there must be something going on here, bottom bearing is in it's correct spot.
Any suggestions please..
