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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 09:41 AM
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350 Main bearing question

I am curious why they call bearings "undersize" ( I had my crank ground .010 ) are they not actually "oversize" as now the journal is "smaller" which means you need a thicker ( oversize?) bearing.....
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Old Feb 14, 2014 | 09:44 AM
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I guess it is because the crank is now undersized and needs bearings for the undersize...
Old Feb 14, 2014 | 10:15 AM
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The definition of undersize is smaller than normal so now that you have undersized your crank you need bearings for an undersized crank.
Old Feb 14, 2014 | 10:58 AM
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The important dimension on the bearing is the ID of the hole that the crank journal spins in. The hole is smaller, hence "undersize".

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