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26:th-Jul-2018, 08:46:53
@Jpbroad1970 thanks. I thought so the same.
I actually asked a mechanic about changing just the bearings but he said that if I changed just the bearings I would have to machine the crank because "the crank will not fit in the new bearings". To my relatively untrained mind that smells like he's trying to get more money off of me. If I use the same thickness bearings how can it not fit, it's not as if the wear enlarged the diameter of the crank, quite the opposite I would say.
Another mechanic told me to change the whole engine and a third mechanic told me that I could probably drive it for a couple of years if the o ring won't fail or if it gets replaced in time so as to avoid more excessive wear. He also advised me to sell it, though. With all these mechanics and their opinions, I don't really know what to do, hence why I'm asking here.
I actually asked a mechanic about changing just the bearings but he said that if I changed just the bearings I would have to machine the crank because "the crank will not fit in the new bearings". To my relatively untrained mind that smells like he's trying to get more money off of me. If I use the same thickness bearings how can it not fit, it's not as if the wear enlarged the diameter of the crank, quite the opposite I would say.
Another mechanic told me to change the whole engine and a third mechanic told me that I could probably drive it for a couple of years if the o ring won't fail or if it gets replaced in time so as to avoid more excessive wear. He also advised me to sell it, though. With all these mechanics and their opinions, I don't really know what to do, hence why I'm asking here.