wheelhorse656 20 #1 Posted October 18, 2011 ok i am going threw the process of rebuilding my k181 kohler. Ok so the how do the bearing plate gaskets work?i got like 4 or five thin red gaskets and one thick black gasket. do i use all the gaskets? or just 1 or 2 and how do they go? Thanks, Jordan :thumbs2: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
racinfool40 203 #2 Posted October 18, 2011 Jordan the thin gaskets are used to set your end play of the crank. It explains this in the kohler engine manual. end play for the K-181 is .003/.023 which I took right out of my Chilton's small engine manual. I hope this helps.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheelhorse656 20 #3 Posted October 19, 2011 Jordan the thin gaskets are used to set your end play of the crank. It explains this in the kohler engine manual. end play for the K-181 is .003/.023 which I took right out of my Chilton's small engine manual. I hope this helps.. Thanks mike! Ill be doing a complete segment on my first kohler rebuild! cant wait to get it runnig well thanks again mike!!! :wh: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
