how much is taken off the bottom of the cap for a line hone ? is it .002"-.004" ? thanks .
first time setting up a girdle . by supplied instructions when installing a girdle the top of the caps are machined and girdle/shims is set up with aprox .005" between girdle and pan rail preload . and then check to see if a line hone is required . But,if a line hone is required general machine shop practice is to machine the bottoms of the caps before a line hone . if that is the case you would lose your .005" preload . do you just re-shim between the top of the cap and girdle to get back your .005" ? i would like to get a line hone regardless just to clean everything up . block is a STD high mileage stocker
I was going to take the block in and get the pan rail machined prefectly flat to crank C/L ( I know my girdle is already dead flat , I had it surface ground). and then get the caps machined .005" above the rail . that way any shims are eliminated and you are working with things being dead on prefect . so..... my thinking is getting the bottom of the caps machined .002" for the line hone . then cut .005" above the machined block pan rail . or include the difference of the shim that comes with the girdle .either way would work . am I missing something ?
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first time setting up a girdle . by supplied instructions when installing a girdle the top of the caps are machined and girdle/shims is set up with aprox .005" between girdle and pan rail preload . and then check to see if a line hone is required . But,if a line hone is required general machine shop practice is to machine the bottoms of the caps before a line hone . if that is the case you would lose your .005" preload . do you just re-shim between the top of the cap and girdle to get back your .005" ? i would like to get a line hone regardless just to clean everything up . block is a STD high mileage stocker
I was going to take the block in and get the pan rail machined prefectly flat to crank C/L ( I know my girdle is already dead flat , I had it surface ground). and then get the caps machined .005" above the rail . that way any shims are eliminated and you are working with things being dead on prefect . so..... my thinking is getting the bottom of the caps machined .002" for the line hone . then cut .005" above the machined block pan rail . or include the difference of the shim that comes with the girdle .either way would work . am I missing something ?
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