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68-0625, 70-2879, Bearing, BSA, BSA Crankshaft Bearing, C2, C3, CN, Crankshaft, Hoffman, R&M, Roller, Triumph, Triumph Roller Bearing -

Many British motorcycle enthusiast from the everyday rider, builder, or collector may not be aware of the different internal clearances used on crankshaft bearings. Today's blog post I will be covering Triumph and BSA crankshaft bearing clearances. I will also explain what bearing clearance is, how to identify it, and which bearing you need for your application. Click here to read the full blog.

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1972, 4 Speed, Engine, Engine Rebuild, Fix, Made In England, OIF, Repair, Tiger, TR6, Triumph, Triumph Engine Rebuilding, Triumph Mechanic, Triumph Motorcycles, Vintage -

Here we have a 1972 Triumph TR6R in for a full engine rebuild! Everything will have to be completely dissembled and thoroughly cleaned and checked. The Main Roller bearing is suspect to be the problem. As most engine rebuilds go, you always find (and see) little corners that the previous owner(s) "cut". Initially the bike ran great but started to develop a bottom end rumble. Very unfortunate as it was a very sweet runner. Follow this blog as we will update it weekly!   Cylinder head from 1971-1972 have many differences from the previous and earlier years. Studs with Allen...

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