How long do bearings last?

[tsunari]

If this is the wrong forum, please feel free to move it around . . .

With that said, I'm curious as to the average lifetime of bearings. . . rod, crank, thrust . . . reason is, I have 160k on a 97 GST and MIGHT have to ball-hone the cylinders and toss in a fresh set of rings here pretty soon. While I was at it, I figured I would throw in a set of rod bearings, but with the mileage I'm wondering if I should be concerned about the thrust bearings or crank bearings? Some 1st hand experience could really be useful

Mods:

Intake
Full 3" Exhaust
Balance Shafts Removed
Stock boost levels
Stock Timing

**NO signs of CW . . . yet? **

 

[Mo-Bo0st]

Bearings are cheap...why wouldnt you throw them in? You are going to have the whole thing torn down anyway, so you might as well freshen up everything that you can.

 

[1fast97gsx]

yea besides .. the 95-99s are known to "need new bearings often"

 

[tsunari]

Bearings are cheap...why wouldnt you throw them in? You are going to have the whole thing torn down anyway, so you might as well freshen up everything that you can.

Actually I hadn't even planned on pulling the block out of the engine. I live out here in BFE Mississippi and don't know of any reputable machine shops around that I would trust my block to. If I do end up having to replace the rings, I had just planned on taking the head off, dropping the pan and pulling the pistons out the top. How much extra time & money would I be looking at to just do the whole thing?

 

[1fast97gsx]

if you are going to do it yourself then not much ... I paid $150 for all the bearings ( rod and crank ) but I went to a rather expensive place to buy my stuff. Just pull the motor and rebuild it yourself. Buy all new bearings, gaskets, and seals and have it honed somewhere. I wouldn't really want to hone it myself anyways without a torque plate and with the crank and oil squirters still in the block. Figure an extra $250 for a complete rebuild assuming you don't need machine work on the crank or any boring.

 

[1fast97gsx]

Actually I hadn't even planned on pulling the block out of the engine.

Oh and the block IS the bottom half of the engine

 

[tsunari]

Oh and the block IS the bottom half of the engine

. . . must be a combination of Final exams and this heat . . . :laugh:

Yeah- I had meant to say pulling the block out of the engine bay