i am in between buying a 20v silvertop which needs a new bottom end bearing.. is it worth it and how much to repair roughly? please help...

Edited August 30, 201016 yr by RO-81-LA

how long is a piece of string?

you tell me. simple question. if your not going to be helpful don't say anything

well he is sorta right....

 

what do you mean by "bearing"?

 

is the crank damaged? does the crank need to be ground? is the block damaged? does it need to be machined?

 

are you going to replace all of them or just the "bearing" that is stuffed? id hope all of them.

 

the only way you are going to know is if you pull it all appart and inspect the crank/block or take it to a machine shop and get them to inspect it (what i would do).

 

best case: YOU pull it appart, crank and block are fine, buy new main bearings for about 200bucks, fit it all up yourself and your back on the

road.

medium case: You pull it all appart, either crank or block need machining, possibly ~300 in machining + 200 bearings, fit it all yourself and your back on the road.

worst case: you drop engine off at shop, THEY pull it all appart, crank and/or block needs machining, rod bearings are also out of spec, they need replacing, the shop does all the work....you could be up for $1000+

 

(i once got a quote purely for labour for a bottom end rebuild, NOT including parts was around $900 in labor, this assumed crank regrind and cylinder honing)

 

see why its almost impossible to estimate?

 

it would depend on how cheap you got this 20V for, and how much you were willing to pay. if one bearing is gone, i would be doing the whole lot while you have the engine appart, as well as rings.

..and how did it fail??

 

Belonged to an old lady who drove it quietly but some mechanic put the wrong filter in??

 

..or owned by a young guy who thrashed the crap out of it until he bent the crank??

thats true who knows what I'm in for. all ive been told is it needs a new bottom end bearing but I'm getting it for cheap enough anyway to replace the whole bottom end for a good one. i just thought i may as well pick it up while its there for a conversion down the track.

hw long is a piece of string? twice half its length.... that's how long.