The crank end-float is the only inherent weakness of this engine

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The crank end-float is the only inherent weakness of this engine

#1 Post by Ltriumph » Fri Jun 10, 2022 12:03 am

Hi - I recently read 'The crank end-float is the only inherent weakness of this engine – catch it early and the thrusts can be replaced in situ, but bad cases can wreck both the block and crankshaft.' is this something that I should do?

I have a 1978 2000TC, about 160km, compressions down a bit but goes well.
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Re: The crank end-float is the only inherent weakness of this engine

#2 Post by johnnydog » Fri Jun 10, 2022 1:16 pm

You can easily gauge how much end float you have, especially on a manual. Get an assistant to depress the clutch pedal, and watch how much movement there is on the crankshaft pulley. Or simple get hold of the fan blades, and pull the crankshaft pulley forwards, and check the fore and aft movement. Apparantly the Register Service Notes state allowable end float on the 2000 engine is 0.006"-0.0014", and the 2500 is 0.0006"-0.0008", with thrust washers available in various sizes relative to the reduction required. The opinion is that the 2500 engines seem more prone to dropping their thrust washers than the 2000, but upto 0.014" in a 2500 engine shouldn't be a cause for concern.
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