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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / July 2008Upper Main Bearing insertion tool?
I am putting new bearings in an '89 E-150 w/351-W, with the engine in the vehicle. (Engine raised up, wooden blocks under front mounts, pivoting on rear mount) I can get the upper main bearing inserts out, using a re-formed cotter pin in the oil hole and rotating the crank. But I can't seem to get the new ones in. The cotter pin just can't do it. I already ruined one upper, when the cotter slipped in between the upper & the crank journal. I did this same procedure on an '81 several years ago and had no problem. The Ford manual shows a tool, Ford # TOOL-6331-E, that fits in the oil hole and then against the bearing, to push it in. Where can I get this tool? Is there some other way to get the uppers in? Any help greatly appreciated. e-mail is tom42@earthlink.net >I am putting new bearings in an '89 E-150 w/351-W, with the engine in the > vehicle. (Engine raised up, wooden blocks under front mounts, pivoting on [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > e-mail is tom42@earthlink.net I've never done this job on this motor, but I did the main bearing on my Jeep 258 Inline 6. With all of the bearing journals loose, I was able to insert the upper half of the bearing without very much fuss at all. I did the job several years ago, but I think all I did was coat the new Nevermind, I did the Rear Main Seal, not the bearings. SC Tom wrote: Thanks guys. Loosening them all a little did it. I appreciate the help. >I am putting new bearings in an '89 E-150 w/351-W, with the engine in the > vehicle. (Engine raised up, wooden blocks under front mounts, pivoting on [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > e-mail is tom42@earthlink.net The last time I did it this way was on a '64 Galaxy w/ a 390. Seems to me I left all the main caps loose, and loosened the bell housing bolts (it had a 3-speed) and that left the crank loose enough to slide the STP-coated bearings in. If you can get them started enough, you might be able to tap them around with a brass rod- that won't scratch the journals, and done carefully enough, shouldn't hurt the bearings themselves. Good luck! SC Tom According to http://www.fordinstallersupport.com/vdirs/rotunda/rotunda_search.asp that tool is no longer available from Ford. You might check on the following alternate: http://www.etoolcart.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=10688 Regards, Ed White >I am putting new bearings in an '89 E-150 w/351-W, with the engine in the > vehicle. (Engine raised up, wooden blocks under front mounts, pivoting on [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > e-mail is tom42@earthlink.net |
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