Babbitting service

[Wisconsinjimmy]

Who in the Minneapolis / St Paul MN area does BABBITTING if you can also throw out a phone number or PM me or email (remove spaces) j ganley @ lake land dot ws

 

[ABento]

Not in the Mn area but I've been talking with Rod Gaffery in SD about doing some for a White engine, he has been recently begun using a spray method and has had good success, I have his number at my shop if you would like it.

 

[wrndln]

I am not sure if anyone does babbitting in the Twin Cities are any more. RiteWay used to do it, but they went out of business many years ago. A fellow near Rochester (Elmer LaBrash I think his name was, also used to do babbiting, but he retire several years ago. There is a fellow in Clare, Iowa that still does babbiting. His name is Kohnke and his phone number is: 515-546-4551. It seems like most people are going to inserted bearings. There is a fellow in our model A club in the Twin Cities that does inserted engines. I believe he has done over 100 of them. His name is Dave Gerold and lives in Jordon, MN, just south of the Twin Cities. His phone number is: 952 [FONT=&quot]290 3630
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[Wisconsinjimmy]

Thank you for the reply, what closes the door on repair is the cost of shipping and engine I will give Dave Gerold a call.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Thank you for the reply, what closes the door on repair is the cost of shipping and engine I will give Dave Gerold a call.

If you decide to have Dave do the work, you could arrange to go to one of our clinic meetings and give the block to Dave. Clinics are the 3rd Thursday of the month, with a couple exceptions.

 

[Wisconsinjimmy]

Spoke with Dave this morning and got a price, now I have to send it to the war department=8')

 

[PC/SR]

Are you sure you need babbitting? Have you inspected and measured it yet?

 

[Wisconsinjimmy]

I am waiting for my son to get home, how much side movement is permissible on the con rods?

 

[PC/SR]

.006-.012.

 

[Rowdy]

Its the main bearing clearance and condition I would worry about first as that is the foundation of a healthy, quiet happy engine. Rod

 

[tbirdtbird]

let us know how you make out

 

[tbirdtbird]

Oh, and by the way, maintain the integrity of the shim packs!

 

[Wisconsinjimmy]

Sure hope these have a little bit of life in them

 

[James Rogers]

Looks like they have been adjusted some. How many shims were under each cap on each side?

 

[Wisconsinjimmy]

No shims what you see is what came out

 

[Kohnke Rebabbitting]

Agree, you may not need any babbitting. Mark the main and rod caps as to location and orientation, I think you already know how important this is, so that the caps can be replaced exactly as they came off. The caps are removeable without hurting the babbit. Inspect the babbited surface, and post pix so we can look and help. If the journals and babbit is good you will be in very good shape. Do not try to remove the babbit itself from the caps, rods, or block, it is bonded on. Take it one step at a time, go slow.

Notice the dippers on the rod caps: when properly installed the open side faces the passenger side of the motor.

Also the dippers face the hole on each side of the rod that is clostest to the part line.

 

[Wisconsinjimmy]

Shims where would they be between the rod and the cap?

 

[Kohnke Rebabbitting]

Mr. W. J., What is the Black thing on your two pictures at the bottom of your pictures that makes it look like the side of the cap is missing?

 

[dlshady]

Mr. W. J., What is the Black thing on your two pictures at the bottom of your pictures that makes it look like the side of the cap is missing?

Looks like a shadow from the lip of the drawer or toolbox that the rod cap is propped up in. Quite the optical illusion!

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

Mr. W. J., What is the Black thing on your two pictures at the bottom of your pictures that makes it look like the side of the cap is missing?

Yes, I was wondering the same thing?