44.4 crank

[Downsouthdio]

hi guys..today i installed my 44.4 crank along with bearings and seals..now heres the thing...when i put it back together and turn the motor over by the fan and by just turnig both sides of the crank..it feels a little more harder to turn than i thought..no metal onmetal hitting but kinda can hear the seals making like a rubbing sound im guessing..my ? is should it be this way since everything is so fresh and will wear in or..??

[kingkamehameha]

It shouldnt spin as freely as it did before the seals went in. It should spin easy when you turn the shaft by hand but still have some resistance

[Downsouthdio]

i mean i just cant tell if something isnt right because i dont have another to compare to..it just doesnt spin anywhere as freely as like lets say a stock crank i was spinning trying to compare

[bakaracer]

Did you put the seals in more than 2mm below the lip of where the crank seals go in?

[Downsouthdio]

They were put where stock were.. Didnt measure any of that..wen i turn with the fan its decent.. By hand on both sides of the crank is a little harder than i thought.. Like i said i know its not metal on metal tho so i dont know

[bakaracer]

If you have the stator and mag already installed,then there is going to be resistance from the that.

[Downsouthdio]

Doe anyone know the thickness of gaskets needed on the 44.4 ministroke with corsa.. The guy i bought it from says he runs 2 base and one more head gasket..? I never received the gaskets so now i need to find out.. Also i did my boost port to match the corsa n took just a tad to much on one side of the block..will this be ok ?