Swapping engines

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

Thanks, Grant. Good idea. But the pressure plate and flywheel are attached to the old engine, which I haven't dropped yet.

The bore scoring inspection? Locking up everything, including me of the unecssary steps/personal preference? God didn;t gift you with OCD for nothing. Don't be wallowing in your regret a year from now with " shuld haves". Just do it. All. Cover every base. Listen to your OCD.

Now... from where did you purchase the set of SAE/metric crescent wrences. I have the SAE, but after spending several hours looking for the metric... zero. Thanks.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by Starter986

Now... from where did you purchase the set of SAE/metric crescent wrences. I have the SAE, but after spending several hours looking for the metric... zero. Thanks.

I've been searching high and low for left-handed wrenches, myself.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by piper6909

I've been searching high and low for left-handed wrenches, myself.

Bed, Bath & Beyond also had a huge selection of those, but they sold out pretty fast.

[LoneWolfGal]

My old-school impact wrench loosened the tensioners with no trouble. Now I'm ready to perform the sacrilege on the crankcase. Can't happen until I have the Solution in hand, however. I need its flange in order to precisely mark where the notch will be. The alteration is sacrilegious, true, but it shall be done with precision, and not like the one below, which looks like it was done by someone who got carried away with nibbler pliers. Once material is removed from the crankcase, it ain't comin' back.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by LoneWolfGal

My old-school impact wrench loosened the tensioners with no trouble. Now I'm ready to perform the sacrilege on the crankcase. Can't happen until I have the Solution in hand, however. I need its flange in order to precisely mark where the notch will be. The alteration is sacrilegious, true, but it shall be done with precision, and not like the one below, which looks like it was done by someone who got carried away with nibbler pliers. Once material is removed from the crankcase, it ain't comin' back.

"Measure twice, cut once".............just take your time, mark what needs to be removed and you will do fine.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

"Measure twice, cut once".............just take your time, mark what needs to be removed and you will do fine.

Also, you can't ruin a project by taking your time, but you definitely can by being in a hurry. I don't have a reputation for being the slowest mechanic on the planet for nothing.

EDIT: LN says much the same thing, but more succinctly. From their Post-Procedure Notes: "You can’t rush success, but you can rush failure!"

[LoneWolfGal]

Solution purchasers are entitled to rent installation tools from LN for the cost of shipping. Although I've borrowed an IMS Pro Tool Kit from a kind forum member to extract the old bearing, LN's $299 Supplemental Tool Kit is necessary to install the Solution's bearing. I can keep the kit for 30 days, but I'm holding off renting it until it's needed. I'm waiting now for a Ryobi cordless right-angle drill to get here. It's the perfect tool for working in tight spaces, such as creating a notch in the crankcase for the flange's oil fitting using a tungsten-carbide burr bit.

[LoneWolfGal]

Originally Posted by Starter986

The bore scoring inspection? Locking up everything, including me of the unecssary steps/personal preference? God didn;t gift you with OCD for nothing. Don't be wallowing in your regret a year from now with " shuld haves". Just do it. All. Cover every base. Listen to your OCD.

Now... from where did you purchase the set of SAE/metric crescent wrences. I have the SAE, but after spending several hours looking for the metric... zero. Thanks.

Actually, I don't have full-blown OCD, I have a much less severe version called OCPD — obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. It's OCD-lite. I strive for perfection, but if perfection is unattainable for some reason, I'm practical. I can say the hell with it. However, you're probably right that I should just bite the bullet and remove the sump cover and scope out the bores. I'll save it until last.

I picked up the set of metric and SAE crescents at Bed, Bath & Beyond, in the Beyond department. Alas, they closed all their stores in 2023, so you'll need to find another source.