Originally posted by Terry Haines:
No, they are 'copper/lead' a la Clevite or Vanderville, the best,allow for crank 'whip' which,dispite other comments,the bottom end of the Duratech does suffer from ,hence a 'billet' crank, IF you are serious!
Are we still talking rod bearings? Forgive my ignorance here, crank "whip" is new to me. It would sound as though you're saying that the factory crank distorts enough at [rare] times to briefly overcome the oil "wedge" between the bearing and the journal. Am I close?
