[Raptor]

Yep Eric, they are a higher load bearing, originally designed for use in Nascar. There is info on several bearing manufacurer sites. Worth reading. The bearings we are going to order are ACL's from Austrailia.

JET, I don't doubt that what you say is true, I believe it has a lot of merit. The wear on the crank is pretty extreme for the damage to the bearing. The crank is pretty soft is the only conclusion I can make based on what I saw. The thrust surfaces on the crank were in very nice shape when it was put together. I have a place to do the nitriding and then it will be sent to gopher to polish all the surfaces including the thrust areas. It is pretty normal for the bearing to wear on one side(flywheel side) more than the other with a heavy pressure plate which is the case here as well.

And Enes, you are a gutsy Bosnian bringing that up again :stick: