Main bearings?


Charlie_EG

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Hi there. My oil pump failed on me which resulted in the crank being damaged. Anyway i have had the crank reground now, however the machine shop advised me to get .25/.25 bearings. Does anyone know where i can find these? Engine is B18C4, Location England (North East).... Any help much appriciated. Thanks
 
I think ACL make .25 heavy duty bearings. Try contacting them.
 
Hi there. My oil pump failed on me which resulted in the crank being damaged. Anyway i have had the crank reground now, however the machine shop advised me to get .25/.25 bearings. Does anyone know where i can find these? Engine is B18C4, Location England (North East).... Any help much appriciated. Thanks

.25 doesnt sound right. if there measuring in inches thats one thick bearing and if its in mm's its paper thin which wouldnt make sense cause they took material off the crank.if they ground down your crank journals that much the crank is garbage. supply more info about what your shop did your your crank and what exactly they are recommending cause .25 bearings doesnt sound right or atleast i have never heard of a brand using those measurements.

heres a factory main and rod bearing chart.

Main Bearing thickness by color
Blue 2.013-2.010 mm 0.0793”- 0.0791”
Black 2.010-2.007 mm 0.0791”- 0.0790”
Brown 2.007-2.004 mm 0.0790”- 0.0789”
Green 2.004-2.001 mm 0.0789”- 0.0788”
Yellow 2.001-1.998 mm 0.0788”- 0.0787”
Pink 1.998-1.995 mm 0.0787”- 0.0785”
Red 1.995-1.992 mm 0.0785”- 0.0783”

Rod bearing thickness by color
Blue 1.510-1.507 mm 0.0594”- 0.0593”
Black 1.507-1.504 mm 0.0593”- 0.0592”
Brown 1.504-1.501 mm 0.0592”- 0.0591”
Green 1.501-1.498 mm 0.0591”- 0.0590”
Yellow 1.498-1.495 mm 0.0590”- 0.0589”
Pink 1.495-1.492 mm 0.0589”- 0.0587”
Red 1.492-1.489 mm 0.0587”- 0.0586”
 
nope scratch that just looked on acl's website. vtec6000's right they make .25, always used oem bearings and never messed with under and oversized bearings. learned something new today :)
also make sure they re hardened( nitrating the journal surface) the crank after they cut the journals down.

4 ENGINE VIN CYL Bore x Stroke TORQUE SETTINGS
1797cc (1.8) DOHC VTEC (B18C1) L4 81mm x 87.2mm
1797cc (1.8) DOHC VTEC (B18C5) L4 81mm x 87.2mm
Connecting Rod 15 ft.lbs/20 Nm Stage 1
Connecting Rod 33 ft.lbs/45 Nm Stage 2
Main Bearing 22 ft.lbs/30 Nm Stage 1 (All bolts)
Main Bearing 49 ft.lbs/66 Nm Stage 2 (Bolts #2, 3 & 4)
Main Bearing 56 ft.lbs/76 Nm Stage 2 (Bolts #1 & 5)
Rod - for VTEC engines from 1994 on.
4B1925
Std. .25 .50 .75
F780 8 1925
IH
44.980/1.7709
45.000/1.7717
48.000/1.8898
48.024/1.8907
1.502/0.0591 .032/.0013
.050/.0020
17.50/0.689
Main
5M1959 1-5
Std. .25 .50 .75
F780 10 1959
U/L
54.980/2.1646
55.000/2.1654
59.000/2.3228
59.020/2.3236
2.007/0.0790 20.00/0.787
Thrust
1T1957 4
Std.
F817 2 1957T
IH
61.250/2.4114
61.500/2.4213
81.750/3.2185
82.000/3.2283
2.50/0.098
Note: Set includes two pieces, use on No. 4 position. Required with 5M1959 main set.
 
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what you should do is drop the motor to the mchine shop and have em build it for you.
 
ACL make great bearings, ive got a set of the race series in my high comp
b18c :nice:
 
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