Main Housing Alignment

  • Bearing Housing Re-Alignment
  • When the main bearings have either spun in the housings or just been knocked out of round they need to be lined honed.
  • The picture left shows main bearing housings re-aligned back to manufactures specification.
  • Oldsmobile V8
  • Having the full treatment on the main housings
  • Click Here to follow the progress of the rebuild
  • Leyland 680.
  • Bearings have spun in the housing.
  • Causing the housing to be out of line and out of round.
  • No problem now though.
  • Everything is back in line and at factory specification.
  • Sunnen Dual-Tech Honing Machine Unique Vertical & Horizontal Honing Machine
  • Sizes from 3 " to 4 " dia (76.2mm to 101.60mm)
  • Minimum stock removal, usually less than .003" (.076 mm) off the caps compared to as much as .010" (.254 mm) with boring
  • Maximum precision, corrects distortion caused by warpage and cap stretch
  • Meets or exceeds original factory accuracy for alignment, roundness and size