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Sideshowkev
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Main bearings question

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Hi, I have just bought a set of main bearings for a 3.9 Rover V8 only to find out the engine I bought is in fact a 3.5 after looking up the engine number. (Second hand engine out of a Disco 1 with a 3.9 plenum)
The bearings supplied fit apart from the centre one which will not allow the crank to drop in as the sides are too wide.
The existing bearings had a single thrust face and a plain bearing and the new bearings come with 2 sets of thrust faces.
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paul c
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Re: Main bearings question

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I thought it was later engines that had only a half thrust bearing. Some engine parts suppliers sell the half shell separately.
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