main bearing repair

Posted by D. Smith on Sep. 13, 1998 at 11:21:06

My 14 year old son bought a 29 AA stakebody with 19,000 miles. It had set in a barn since 1954.The engine has very little wear, but in cranking the engine we apparently broke loose the rear main from the saddle.The bearings look like they were originaly inserts-thick thrust surfaces and uniform thickness with no surface irregularities.My questions are:is there a way to pein this bearing back in place?Are replacements available or does the block need to be cleaned, heated and rebabbited?If the earing can be repaired we are maybe a day from having a running truck.Thanks for your help.

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Re: main bearing repair ben jenkinson Sep. 13, 1998 at 20:23:26(0)

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