I need a little help on a EA-71 rebuild.  I split the case, had the cylinders punched .020 over, and the crank polished.  All the bearings fit flush to the case except the thrust bearing.  You can feel a high point on both bearings where they meet the case.  Not sure what to do.  Any sugestions would be great.

 

Thanks

It' not uncommon for the bearings to not quite seat by hand all the way, but the force of bolting the case toghether may push the fully into place.  To check if this is Ok in your case try one of 2 options.

 

bolt the case together with bearings in but no crank., Measure the inside of the bearings, and then compare it to the diameter of the crank pins.

 

OR......

 

Install the whole deal with the crank and all but put plasti-gauge strips int eh bearings and then open it all back up and inspect/measure the plasti-gauge strips to determine clearance.

Thanks for the info.  I will try the plasti gauge option.