Re: Clutch noise update

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Drop the pan and put a new thrust bearing in it at the very least. Anything else will not really work well.
  You can replace the thrust bearing in the car using a cotter pin.
IIRC most of the shop manuals from the 60's and 70's show the procedure for rolling a main bearing our without pulling the engine. It's fairly a fairly simple procedure. Use a hard cotter pin and bend a hook in one end and slide it into the crank oil hole. You use the hook to roll the bearing out in the direction opposite the little lock tab on the bearing. Installation is the reverse procedure.
Mark Price
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Morgantown, WV
69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed 
65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
65 Ambassador 990H flood victim parts car!
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From: Teamamc <teamamc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: mail-From-mprice-westco.net@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Date:  Wed, 21 Sep 2005 21:47:05 -0600

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>Ok I have found out what is happening.
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>The crank is moving forward when the clutch pedal is depressed  very
>slightly. This moves the timing chain away from the timing cover.
>I remove the slight pressure on the pedal and the crank moves toward the
>rear of the engine  causing the timing chain to hit the inside of the timing
>case.
>Am I correct in thinking there is excessive play in the main bearings . Is
>there an easy fix for this.
>Maybe space the alternator to-wards the front of the engine causing the belt
>to pull the crank forward.
>It wouldn't need to be much.
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>Any thoughts
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