Originally Posted by
hsukaria
ok, sounds like I have a new engine project. I will replace the bearings while I'm at it. I replaced the piston ring last year and bench ran it only. Ran nice. This is the highly used and abused engine I discussed last year on this forum. I just didn't think about axial play until I got another Fox 45 and compared them side by side.
Yeah, when the prop is tight, you don't want any axial or any lateral movement, really. That is, on a ball raced engine. Obviously a bushing crankshaft is a different animal.