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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah I have both pans and both oil baffles already
removed. I went ahead and put in the ES motor mounts I had been putting
off once I could not find any visible confirmation of bearing failure and called
it a day. I am leaning towards replacing the bearings and putting it back
together, but was wondering if I pull the bearing and it's ok is it safe/smart
to put it back in or once it's out it needs to be replaced anyway. Any
opinions on the Cleavite 77 trimetal bearings vs OEM Nissan ones?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On a related not has anyone had luck repairing the
crack in the primary joints on a HS header? Is it just a matter of time
till it cracks again? Does Greg V still deal in OEM Nisan parts with his
new business, I don't think he's on this list anymore.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ben '92 SE-R</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=timprogers@gmail.com href="mailto:timprogers@gmail.com">Tim
Rogers</A> </DIV>,<BR>I assume that you have taken off the upper oil
pan.<BR>If you have already gotten to this point, I would go ahead and
plastigauge the bearings to see if one was out of spec. Then if the
crank still looks good, I'd replace all of the bearings regardless of the
results of the plastigauge results as preventative maintenance.<BR><BR>Tim
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