bearing tangs

[FRYE66]

The 2 center main bearings I got don't have tangs to keep them from turning. Do I need to pin them or quit worrying? 

Edited February 6, 2018 by FRYE66
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[retiredmechanic74]

3 minutes ago, FRYE66 said:

The 2 center main bearings I got don't have tangs to keep them from turning. do i need to pin them or quit worrying? 

Is the block and caps notched and what engine do you have?

[FRYE66]

Just now, FRYE66 said:

The 2 center main bearings I got don't have tangs to keep them from turning. Do I need to pin them or quit worrying? 

 

Just now, FRYE66 said:

The 2 center main bearings I got don't have tangs to keep them from turning. Do I need to pin them or quit worrying? 

Yes the block is notched and I think its a 46

[FRYE66]

It is a 56h block

[c49er]

A 56h?

I thought you were talking about a 344 Buda.....

[Spinneyhill]

I'll bight. What make of car used a 56h block? And what is a 56h block anyway? 4, 6, 8 in line, V8, V12, V16?

[retiredmechanic74]

10 hours ago, FRYE66 said:

 

Yes the block is notched and I think its a 46

It appears you have defective bearings. I would not install them. Without the retainers those bearings can rotate and if you try to notch them you could distort them or chip them and loose being able to take them back for exchange.

[Curti]

Very cryptic. I have misplaced mt secret decoder ring.

[FRYE66]

It is a 1946 Lincoln V12 block I was told and that the 56H has thicker cylinder walls than earlier ones. The crank is a .010 under 2.400 main crank from a 1939 Zephyr. The block has been bored .187" for 85HP ford pistons not that it matters for the bearings.