Lower rod bearing moves side to side in rod end, normal?

[schmauster]

Doing seals and other stuff on an 025. Is it normal to have the rod bearing semi lose on the crank? Seems like it might not be good.

 

[Ozhoo]

Side to side=good
Up and down slop=bad

Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream=good

 

[schmauster]

Should the bearing slide side to side in the rod end?

 

[Ozhoo]

Yes, it needs to have side to side play

 

[fearofpavement]

within reason of course.

 

[schmauster]

I don't know if I'm wording it well. The rod bearing slides around on the rod and crank as pictured. The rod end isn't necessarily squared on the bearing depending on how it shifts

 

[schmauster]

 

[schmauster]

Just want to make sure this is normal before reassembly. The more I look at it and listen to you guys it seems OK

 

[fwgsaw]

Just want to make sure this is normal before reassembly. The more I look at it and listen to you guys it seems OK

Looks perfectly fine to me.

 

[cus_deluxe]

Yep thats normal, as said before, up and down (radial) play is what matters

 

[schmauster]

OK. Thanks for catering to my neurosis there seems to be no radial play which is good. Had a bad crank seal and bearing so I'm double checking everything

 

[Bobby2]

OK. Thanks for catering to my neurosis there seems to be no radial play which is good. Had a bad crank seal and bearing so I'm double checking everything

Where can we get good AM crank assemblies? I need a crank for my 372xp work work saw