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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
Over on the Miata forum a fellow has discovered he has excessive end play on the crank of his 99 Miata (a fairly common problem in a smallish number of 99s).
Another fellow is saying he can simply replace half the thrust bearing without removing the engine.
Does this seem practical to anybody here?
Seems unlikely to be a good idea to me.
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I agree that its probably not the "best management procedure".
However, having half a thrust bearing will keep the end play under control, but for much less time than if the whole bearing were taking the load.
The crank will only rub on the half that is the larger. Remember, the thrust face on the CS is smooth, so its not like it hits something every half rev.
It might work for a weekend or two, but I'd be replacing it sooner rather than later.