440 engine

[steve(ohio)]

Hi everyone, at my old age I am starting to forget more and more stuff lol. Anyways i took a 440 engine apart here about a month ago, and when I went to put it back together I can not remember where the thrust washers go. At least I call them thrust washers. There are two of them. I have the engine all the way apart, I am pretty sure they go on one end of the crank but like I say I cant remeber to save my life. Thanks for any help. Steve

[JD600]

Steve,

I'm sure someone here can help you, but we'll need a little more info. Deere used 10 different 440 engines from 2 different manufacturers and they are vast differences internally. We'll be glad to help once we know what you're working on.

DE

[steve(ohio)]

it is a kawasaki 440 out of a trailfire. Will have to go and get the information off of the engine. I want to say it is a 1979 model

[JD600]

It would appear as though they go between the outer bearings and the outer seals, one on each end. The washers are #7 in the following image. Click on it to enlarge it.

DE

[Matt]

If Dustin guessed correctly, they fit into slots in the crankcase. I believe they align the crank in the case.

[steve(ohio)]

That looks correct, thank you for you help. steve