Main Brg, pop out of caps, BAE?

When putting the main caps back in my BAE, I have a very hard time keeping the brgs in place in the caps. Because the caps fit so tight in the block, if I tap them in place with a plastic hammer, some times the brgs will want to pop out of the cap.
Is there a trick to doing this and keeping the brgs in place?
thanks for the help....

 

Dont know if its set up like my kb block but i freeze my caps in the freezer and it goes down with me not having to hit on them,i was having the same problem,steve

 

bearings

Put a string around them hold tight tap on close then pull out the string.

 

the 1 and only thing to use..dental floss...Dave
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I use small rubber bands they work great and you don't have to tie knots with oily fingers......cut the band with side cutters when you get close

 

most teams carry an alloy floor jack around with them,so if you are doing it with the motor in the car while its up on stands, use the jack and some sort of extension (wooden hammer handle) and use the jack to push the cap up gently there is no sharp hitting action so the bearing will stay right were it should be, done it a bunch of times and they never pop out

 

Put the cap up into position enough to get a nut on the stud, then manually start the nut winding up the cap to get the other nut w/washer onto the other stud,.again manually with a ratchet spin /tighten the nut up alternating nuts untill the cap seats the block then torque. Dont use a cordless or impact, its the vibration that will knock the bearing out, unless there is other probs like what Will has mentioned.






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I am suprised nobody mentioned The Von Uffens block spreader. I had the same problem until I started using Von's Block spreader on my new BAE billit block. You can check it out on blockspresder.com or cal Von at 925-765-3737
He is located in Danville, Ca. He is a great guy to deal with and has other real nice speciality tools.
Hope this helps you guys.
Ricky Ruiz
Rattler Racing Enterprises

 

i use zip ties to hold the bearing in place until i get where i can put the nuts on.

to remove them I made a plate with jack bolts that push against the frame rails, works a lot better than a slide hammer.

 

I tried googling this and came up with nothing. Can you give us the exact website?
Thanks.

 

Mike Cooper told me: Spread the bearing a little wider, so it's a tighter fit. Put some lube on the back side of the bearing and place in cap( will create a suction and hold bearing better in the cap when you hit it), Lube face of bearing and install cap.

 

Amazing what a little lubriplate on the back of the shell will do!

 

I couldn't bring blockspreader up on my computer either, Try his phone number.
Ricky

 

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How often should i check the main bearings? On our olds motor we didnt check very often but i am new to this hemi stuff