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PaulW, you were about to use a 35mm rod with a 34mm crank pin, with that suzuki bearing, right?
Did it work?
I have a 34mm crank pin, and ordered a new con rod, of course it is 35mm, so I cant use it, but its cost was just terrible... Is there any crankshaft from later models I could use in a ...

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Thank you, good points there.. and if there is any problem with them the engine can be stripped again, so tomorrow is the day for shopping at SKF smile: .
That crank looks great smile: beautiful piece of machinery. How did you pull the timing chain gear and the bearing? And how are you gonna put ...

Well if you use them since a while and they are not noisy then they are good, I think. How long has it been since you replaced them? Otherwise, it simplifies the question that I could not find original left hand bearings for the 43F, and the SKF warehouse is 5 minutes from here

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Thank you for the detailed info! I have a question, though.
I am currently working on a 1986 XT600 43F, and I have to replace the two main bearings.

I heard that these two are not only clearance-graded, but also have some temperature-tolerance grading, and any other bearings are not capable ...