K301 knocks

[ol'George]

ok let me rephrase this,
Your ball bearings should be snug on the crankshaft, as well as in the bore they are in.
They should be tapped off/on with a small hammer or a light press fit.
if they are sloppy that will cause a knocking sound.
I am not talking about end play.
Hope this helps.

[darryljs]

Originally Posted by J-Mech

darryl, you are not following George I don' thing. He is talking about the rear housing. He wants to know if the bearing has a .010" gap between it and the aluminum rear housing. Like around the circumference of the bearing. It doesn't sound like that is the case..... I believe you keep stating the crank end play.

Ok, thanks Jonathan, got what George is asking. I didn't check clearance there. What I mentioned before was that I could remove the alum. housing and bearing, just by pulling it by hand. I could move the crank back and forth (front to back) ever so slightly but I could feel it move. It shouldn't do that, should it?

[darryljs]

Originally Posted by ol'George

ok let me rephrase this,
Your ball bearings should be snug on the crankshaft, as well as in the bore they are in.
They should be tapped off/on with a small hammer or a light press fit.
if they are sloppy that will cause a knocking sound.
I am not talking about end play.
Hope this helps.

Yep, that helps, a lot. Thanks,I guess I didn't quite understand what you were asking, but Jonathan straightened that out.

[J-Mech]

Originally Posted by darryljs

I could move the crank back and forth (front to back) ever so slightly but I could feel it move. It shouldn't do that, should it?

The crank should have end play, yes.....

[darryljs]

Alrighty then. Thanks Jonathan, I think I have a handle on it now.

And a big THANK YOU to every one for your insight and suggestions to the problem.