Tone
02/29/2004, 12:34 PM
I finally got around to taking apart Coach’s engine http://www.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=67b0de21b349466305fc
and there is NO way you could service the lower end IN the vehicle! Strongest bottom end I have ever seen though - 6 bolt mains! But #1 and #2 rod bearings have changed structure and look more like aluminum foil than bearings - see the pics. Not sure what caused it as the crank refuses to come out, but once I stop bleeding, I'll continue looking into it....
and there is NO way you could service the lower end IN the vehicle! Strongest bottom end I have ever seen though - 6 bolt mains! But #1 and #2 rod bearings have changed structure and look more like aluminum foil than bearings - see the pics. Not sure what caused it as the crank refuses to come out, but once I stop bleeding, I'll continue looking into it....