captndave737
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- Feb 14, 2006
My car has been sitting since it suddenly developed a loud knock. I drove home about 3 miles when it happened. I pulled the fan belt and ran it for a few seconds to make sure it wasn't an accessory, it wasn't. Checked the balancer and flex plate and found no problem but the crankshaft seemed to have a lot of end play.
Today I pulled the oil pan. There was some non ferrous metal particles in the oil but didn't seem like that much.
The thrust bearing is shot but everything else seems really tight. The bearing is worn almost completely gone on the back and not that much in the front. I'm assuming the back wearing faster is normal??
Here's some photos.
? Would that cause a knock? Has anyone replaced the thrust bearing from the bottom? Dropping the crank without pulling the heads?
Today I pulled the oil pan. There was some non ferrous metal particles in the oil but didn't seem like that much.
The thrust bearing is shot but everything else seems really tight. The bearing is worn almost completely gone on the back and not that much in the front. I'm assuming the back wearing faster is normal??
Here's some photos.
? Would that cause a knock? Has anyone replaced the thrust bearing from the bottom? Dropping the crank without pulling the heads?