" CLEVITE CLINIC " 1950s AUTOMOBILE CRANKCASE BEARING & CAMSHAFT BEARING TRAINING FILM 67914
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This color educational/training/promotional film by the Clevite Corporation, a maker of bearing parts, is about the recognition, causes, and corrective techniques taken in the replacement of engine bearings. No copyright but circa late 1950s.
Car pulls into a service station. A mechanic is under a car working on it. A customer has questions about his car and chats with the mechanic. Another car pulls in and the mechanic is under another car working on it. A customer has questions about his car and chats with the mechanic. The mechanic lays down working on a car (:10-2:06). Cars race on a freeway. Mechanics work on a car. Businessmen, a sign for the 'Clevite Clinic.' Different parts of an engine are shown as the men discuss them. Bearings. A customer looks over his car as the mechanic looks on. A female customer opens her hood but her engine is actually in the back, as shown to her by the mechanic. Exhaust shoots out of the exhaust pipe. Low oil pressure is pointed out by the mechanic. Men in an office discuss engine operation. A customer looks over his car as the mechanic looks on (2:07-5:06). Men talk about an engine in an office meeting. They look over bearings. Close on some bearings. Animation shows how bearings can be damaged, the narrator explains. A damaged bearing. A man drives a van. Bearings shown to a man at the meeting. Animation shows how bearings can be affected by particles. A customer has questions about his car and chats with the mechanic. Close on the air filter which is filled with dirt and dust. Two mechanics chat and smoke as they work on an engine. Three different bearings. Animation shows how a bearing can be damaged as the narrator explains what is going on with all three bearings. A mechanic plays with the bearing. Animation shows what the mechanic did that was wrong with the bearing. (5:07-9:46). Animation shows how the third bearing was damaged. Back in the office, two halves of the same bearing. Animation shows pressure areas and the bearing, the narrator explains. Another bearing, another animated explanation. Crankcase/crankshaft distortion - animation explains. A bearing needs oil (9:47-12:09). Another bearing - this one has plain normal wear. A car drives down the street. He turns into a service station and workers come over to the car. The men in the office take off their jackets and look at bearings in an actual engine. Tools are cleaned. A mechanic changes oil and checks parts. A hand holds a valve that has a number on it (12:10-14:24). A mechanic puts parts together. The engine shaft rotation. Belts move on the engine. A hand jots notes and numbers down. Oil passages are cleaned. A mechanic puts pieces together. A valve stem is held by a hand. Oil passages are cleaned. An air hose is used (14:25-16:56). The men stand around an engine. A hand wipes pieces with a cloth. Pieces are removed. Bearing clearance is checked up close. Screws are tightened up close. Crank case is placed in upside down. Camshaft bearings checked. A man leafs through a training manual. Pistons are checked. A mechanic lines up his bearings. A mechanic readies to file his bearings but he should not (16:57-21:07). An oil seal is worked on. Heavy oil coats the surfaces where the bearings will go. Mechanics place pieces where the go. A torque wrench is used. The crankshaft is checked. A hand holds a thrust main bearing. Pieces are placed into an engine (21:08-23:38). Hands place pieces in an engine. A torque wrench tightens. A mechanic checks oil pressure and for oil leaks (23:39-24:59). Factory trained mechanics leave where the engine is. The men exit a building. A customer chats with mechanic. A mechanic writes notes. (25:00-26:18). End credits (26:19-26:26).
The CLEVITE CORP. was founded in 1919 as Cleveland Graphite Bronze to make bearings and bushings for the automotive industry. Under a name derived from the graphite baked into the interior of the self-lubricating bearings used to support engine crankshafts and piston rods, Ben Hopkins began CGB operations at 2906 Chester with 20 employees. The demand for bearings followed the rise of the auto industry; by 1937 the company, then located at 8880 E. 72nd St., made 183 million parts annually and employed 2,300. This growth was due largely to the introduction of the Thinwall bearing in 1930. After many decades of growth, the company was sold and the Clevite mark disappeared in the 1980s.
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engine light is on wheww glad the engine is still there lets go on vacation this weekend
20:49 I'm so glad they found a place in this film for the grumpy old man.
His "shims" scene really ties everything together for me.
These individuals are well trained from a bygone era yes indeed they took that extra level of pride in what they did professionally and in themselves personally they were probably ex military Veterans from WW 1 & 2 & Korea that’s where their true training & discipline comes from
🇺🇸 Man…going to the gas/service station for gas was an ‘experience’…All the different colors, products, advertising, the technicians in their uniforms, and ‘real’ customer friendly service 😁
The Leave It to Beaver type soundtrack makes this even better. God I love that period. Such a great time to be an American.
The music is from various "Capitol Hi-Q" production tracks (for example. the opening cue is William Loose's "Domestic-lite").
@:35 I thought that was Eddie with Fred Rutherford??
Good video.
Best practices
1. Cleanliness
2. Cleanliness
Ah the days of poured lead!
These bearings what what replaced poured lead.
I feel like I should hear the sound of a projector with this
4:21 "M'am why did you keep driving it with the red light on?" "Well, I noticed it was red, but it wasn't THAT red".
Thanks, Periscope! What holds then holds now! Thanks again!
It looks like the crankshaft was not checked for runout. This is a very important thing to measure. Usually you put a crankshaft in 2 v-shaped blocks, point a dial indicator at the middle main bearing journal, and make a note of how much the needle travels. If it exceeds factory specifications, repair or replace. This will wipe out bearings quickly if you don't pay attention.
16:15 when it is out of specification, you can "resize" the rod rather than buy a new one, so long as it is not a "cracked cap" style.
23:09 sometimes such bearings aren't available. You either have to weld the thrust surfaces of the crank or get a replacement crank. From 1995 to 1999 people joked about the Mitsubishi Eclipse because this problem was so common.
25:50 Sometimes you meet nice people who don't get too upset at a repair bill, so long as they feel good about the people who repaired their car. In other cases, people don't get too upset if they bought a kind of car known for needing expensive repairs. I met a guy at an airport who use to drive Ferraris. He said that to own a Ferrari, you have to have a credit card with no limits, hand it over to the repair shop, and don't ask too many questions.
"It looks like the crankshaft was not checked for runout. This is a very important thing to measure. Usually you put a crankshaft in 2 v-shaped blocks, point a dial indicator at the middle main bearing journal, and make a note of how much the needle travels. If it exceeds factory specifications, repair or replace. This will wipe out bearings quickly if you don't pay attention." OOps!
They did check for alignment in the main bearing bores and for crankshaft run out when they used " Prussian Blue Method" if it had wiped the Prussian blue off it was rubbing and either bore or shaft was out of spec for block warp or crankshaft run out
@@kenmore01 They did check for alignment in the main bearing bores and for crankshaft run out when they used " Prussian Blue Method" if it had wiped the Prussian blue off it was rubbing and either bore or shaft was out of spec for block warp or crankshaft run out
@@jimhaines8370 Okay, I didn't realize that was an option. I went to auto repair school years ago,. and was never shown that trick.
This helped me get my "bearings"
This film uses Capitol Hi-Q library, William Loose’s C-12, is the first piece of music, then the next piece is SF-230, from Sam Fox Library and Capitol’s Hi-Q Library.
Imagine mechanics going to a class today wearing a suit.
And ashtrays at every corner of the classroom.
People had class back in those days.
@@maplemanz and lung cancer
Imagine mechanics today actually knowing how to diagnose and fix problems themselves instead of merely knowing how to fire the ol' parts cannon at your car...
I wear a tux when I work on my car. What do you wear, jeans or something? ;)
Just based on the pickup truck in the opening scene this film was made after 1960.
🔰 I love how all the mechanics are going to class in shirt, slacks, and tie.
Clevite 77, the bearings of the muscle cars in 60's & 70's.
@ The Mahle company acquired Clevite, and you might end up with bearings marked Mahle even when rebuilding American engines. Mahle also makes a large number of bearings for German and Swedish cars. Since they are OEM in some Volvo turbo bricks, I would never worry about what would happen if I used them. Federal Mogul often uses the Glyco name in German and Swedish cars. The only Japanese company I have every heard of is Taiho. Usually when rebuilding a Japanese engine, you can buff the crankshaft, take a precise measurement, and order one of a few standard bearing sizes from your dealer. However, this doesn't apply if the crank needs to be turned.
@ Well, I wish you good luck. Nissan sixes are some of the toughest sixes there are. Hopefully the Z-car does not have too many electrical problems.
In the film Das Boot, there's an interesting scene where were learn how to change out a connecting rod bearing in a Diesel engine at the bottom of the strait of Gibraltar.
I love how the bad mechanic is basically a greaser.
The reference a flat head for careless guy and all he was doing was working on a head gasket. The flat head must have been a decade out of fashion, but the audience for the film had a future in rebuilding mains. Rebuilding mains without cherry picking the block. Which was the mode in commercial trucking and early 50's packards.
🇺🇸 It’s the intro music that’s really rad…😎
@12;36 in the video you see a 57 ford behind what i think is that red plymouth with either jc Whitney 4 headlight conversion ..or it was done by a ford dealer..either way its rare..and that motor the mechanic was rebuilding was a ford 6..either a 144 or a 170 .,,and at 2;08 in the video you see a car carrier ...those are new 1961 fords on it
Jc Whitney had some interesting items. The older red car was a Plymouth.
@ 4:45 in the background is a '59 Thunderbird. And @ 0:55 is a late 50's or 1960 Chrysler product in the background.
@@andyZ3500s I wonder if you can still rebuild an entire VW bug from that catalogue?
Plastigauge still kicking it today
That's great training.
Not really notice he had the car on a jack and working under it, that's a big nope.
Richard Wee welll... just for arguments sake ... he could’ve had stands there under it just Incase
That jack is probably still holding up cars.
Originally released in 1961 (note the license plate at 12:38).
Yeah I've rebuilt several engines in my day !!!!!!!
the economic model suggests a modular approach meaning, remove the bad engine replace it with a new one or re manufactured. its just a time money management equation, this management concept works across all business fields! plug and play!
20:45 Uncle Fred, are you out of jail already?
Yep!
3:41 Enter the dizzy dame (cued by the cheesy bump and grind music).
Modern male mechanics take note: Using the "C'mere" finger wag to a woman may just get you a knee to your groin.
Its early 60s, not 50s.
Trouble can be troubling.
. . . . . What happens at 4:20 STAYS at 4:20 .
I got my "bearings" watching this
I beg to differ on the time period, there's some 1960's cars along with 1950's cars in this video.
How convenient the green spare tire was already removed from its position above the engine in the Corvair. I wonder what other fast moves he was pulling on the unsuspecting customer.
Corvair spare was not located in engine compartment.
@@stevek8829 You can see the black painted bracket for the spare behind the mechanics hand when he points at the engine. You can just make out the round indentation on the inner fender also.
@@stevek8829 My 1960 Corvair had the spare in the trunk. My 1961 Corvair had it mounted in the engine compartment. IIRC, this allowed the fuel tank capacity to be increased from approximately 11 to 14 gallons.
@@DamnStraightM35A2 Sometimes the car company will make a change, but leave an empty spot where the change was made. About 13 years ago, GM started to put electric power steering racks in some cars. The ones with the 3400 or 3500 V6 would have an empty mounting boss where the power steering pump would have been. Each car looked like somebody had stolen a part from under the hood.
Get a non smoking mechanic, that’s half the battle
Kevin Wier
Hmmm
When this film was made, most blue collar workers were smokers.
One that doesn't drink on the job would be better, my last one did.
@@stepheng3667 the best mechanics drink and smoke on the job!!
@@brosefmcman8264 Cigarette ashes are the best oil additive you can get.
Why do all of the bad mechanics look like Aurthur Fonzerelli?
This film is from 1961.
The Corvair gave it away.
Dig the '55 Chevy bumper @12:30
The service truck in the beginning was from 1962.....
How do you know not 61?
@@stevek8829 different foe hood scoops
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Black socks, shoes with shorts! Are they trolling or was this a thing in the 50's
Was this a company that trained mechanics?
Clevite makes bearings.
Lol! So sad! This was back when people who manufactured things, actually gave a crap about their products and longevity rather than just disposable products that are now designed to wear or break within 5 to 7 years! This way you we are forced to have to buy a new product! 🙄 SMFH welcome to greed and the New American way! It's sickening! If we were to build with the same kind of care and over engineering like we did, then combine that with today's technology of metallurgy and especially the CNC process.... Basically almost any product would last us a lifetime with proper maintenance and care! It's just a shame we've gone so wrong In this sad society.....!!!
A lot of modern engines are built to last. Getting the rest of the car to last is hit or miss. Also, most modern engines are rebuildable, but few cars are worth saving at the point of time when the engine dies.
Under a car with just a jack holding it...ahhh the 50s ignorance
3:46 _not always a woman_ ;)
I'm sure that a woman would never make the mistake shown here. She ought to know which end the shopping goes in.
@@Catcrumbs HAHAHAHA
After two months and eight guys in clean shirts "working on it", Ma'am, your car's bearings are replaced. That'll be $7,000 and please change your oil on occasion!
Too bad the quality of oil back then, it's no wonder 150,000 miles was overhaul territory
It was my First idea : bad Oil quality - this Problems to find in our times is very rare
@@wolfgangwind788 Rare at least outside of outright abuse. Seems like most if not all bearing failures these days that I've seen were the result of not changing to oil or letting it run dry. Usually at that point its much cheaper to just replace the engine rather than trying to rebuild it (at least from the point of view of a dealership shop, would likely be a different story if it was a diy home person rebuilding)
In the early 60s 150k is well past the overhaul point for most. An engine was in need of a rebuild by 100k, if it was in a hipo application 60k was more likely.
Oil was a limitation, and so was filtration. Some of those engines had no filter and some had a bypass filter which meant some unfiltered oil was always being pumped into the bearings.
You'd be lucky to get anywhere near 150,000 miles back then. Piston rings and valve guides usually didn't get that far. If you were lucky, you could give the engine a quick hone and not rebore it after 60,000 to 100,000 miles. Chrome plated piston rings did help extend engine life.
25:19 This concludes the annual assembly of stodgy, middle-aged white men. See you next year in Peoria.
Only the 'bad' mechanics were smoking cigarettes. Didn't everyone smoke back then?
NO
Not everybody smoked back then, but smokers did tend to outnumber non-smokers in blue collar fields. Also, you had certain religious groups in the USA that never permitted smoking anyway. They were usually also the ones that didn't alcohol.
..and now they just remachine everything including the crank and cam bores, throw in oversize bearings and slap it together and call it good?
That's quite a bit and what was done in a full high end job. The alternative is to junk the block. You're way off.
Usually the crank and cam bores are not remachined. The crank bores do get an align hone only if they are proven out of alignment, or someone realizes they are out of alignment when the crank doesn't turn freely.
That’s it blame the customer for having to try and make a living driving a pos delivery 🚚
Put a tie on you hippie
Woah, dudes, ties really kill the buzz. I just wanted to rebuild my VW microbus engine, man.
With what we know now, this is comical 8mins in
Here's to a final extinction of the internal combustion engine; and good riddance.